Combination rawhide and formulated food pet chew

A chew for domestic and animals consisting of:

• a hollow outer fraction of natural or ground and recombined rawhide;
• said hollow outer fraction being one of an outer shell of rawhide, an extruded stick of rawhide having a hole provided in its middle and along its length, and rawhide strips braided into the configuration of a casing;
• said hollow outer faction being dehydrated to have a moisture content of about less than 8%;
• an inner fraction of shelf-stable meaty filling, said meat filling having a water activity below about 0.85, so that said meaty filling is formulated and processed to eliminate or substantially reduce the migration of its water phase to the hollow outer rawhide fraction;
• the ratio by volume of the rawhide portion to the meaty filling being 25%-75% to 75%-25% respectively;
• and
• wherein said water phase of the meaty filling contains the following ingredients in percentage by weight, as hereinafter provided:
• INGREDIENT % BY WEIGHT 62 D.E. Corn Syrup 37.0 Liquid Egg 25.0 Emulsified Beef 9.8 Sugar 10.0 Chicken meal 5.0 Glycerin 4.0 Chicken fat 4.0 Salt 4.0 Onion Powder 0.7 Potassium Sorbate 0.3 Citric Acid 0.1 Tween 80 0.1.

A chew for domestic and animals consisting of:

• a hollow outer fraction of natural or ground and recombined rawhide;
• said hollow outer fraction being one of an outer shell of rawhide, an extruded stick of rawhide having a hole provided in its middle and along its length, and rawhide strips braided into the configuration of a casing;
• said hollow outer faction being dehydrated to have a moisture content of about less than 8%;
• an inner fraction of shelf-stable meaty filling, said meaty filling having a water activity below about 0.85, so that said meaty filling is formulated and processed to eliminate or substantially reduce the migration of its water phase to the hollow outer rawhide fraction;
• the ratio by volume of the rawhide portion to the meaty filling being 25%-75% to 75%-25% respectively;
• and
• wherein said water phase of the meaty filling contains the following ingredients in percentage by weight, as hereinafter provided;
• INGREDIENT % BY WEIGHT Emulsified Beef Liver 21.0 62 D.E. Corn Syrup 17.0 Chickenmeal 17.0 Soy Flour 12.74 Spray Dried Egg Albumin 6.0 Soy Grits 5.0 Chicken Fat 5.0 Salt 4.0 Glycerin 4.0 Water 4.0 Gelatin 3.0 Onion Powder 0.5 Garlic Powder 0.1 Potassium Sorbate 0.3 Smoke Flavor 0.2 Citric Acid 0.1 Tocopherol antioxident 0.05 F.D. & C Red #40 0.01.

A chew for domestic and animals consisting of:

• a hollow outer fraction of natural or ground and recombined rawhide;
• said hollow outer fraction being one of an outer shell of rawhide, an extruded stick of rawhide having a hole provided in its middle and along its length, and rawhide strips braided into the configuration of a casing;
• said hollow outer faction being dehydrated to have a moisture content of about less than 8%;
• an inner fraction of shelf-stable meaty filling, said meaty filling having a water activity below about 0.85, so that said meaty filling is formulated and processed to eliminate or substantially reduce the migration of its water phase to the hollow outer rawhide fraction;
• the ratio by volume of the rawhide portion to the meaty filling being 25%-75% to 75%-25% respectively;
• and
• wherein said water phase of the meaty filling contains the following ingredients in percentage by weight, as hereinafter provided:
• INGREDIENT % BY WEIGHT Emulsified Beef or Protein 10.00-40.00 Corn, Sorghum, or other Syrup 15.00-40.00 Animal Fats 2.00-7.00 Salt 3.00-5.00 Glycerin 3.00-5.00 Water 3.00-5.00 Flavorings 0.2-1.50 Potassium Sorbate 0.2-0.50 Citric Acid 0.1-0.20 Miscible Agent 0.1 Food Coloring 0.01.

The process for forming a chew for domestic animals comprising:

• forming a hollow outer fraction of natural or ground and recombined rawhide;
• forming a central cavity through the hollow outer fraction;
• pouring a meaty filling into the central cavity of the hollow outer fraction;
• cooling said meaty filling until it sets into a meaty gel composed of an aqueous fraction that will not migrate into the hollow outer fraction.