Pet food product with coconut endosperm fiber
AssigneeMars UK Limited
InventorsJanel Fone, Catriona J. Giffard, Marie-Louise Baillon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber as a dietary fiber component in a pet food product, to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in the manufacture of a pet food product, to a pet food product which comprises coconut endosperm fiber, to a process for making such a pet food product and to a method comprising feeding such a pet food product to a pet animal. The present invention also relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in reducing and preventing intestinal inflammation and in reducing and preventing pathogenic bacterial infection in the large intestine of a pet animal.
Claims30
A pet food product comprising a coconut endosperm fibre as a dietary fibre component in the pet food product wherein the pet food product does not include an elastic hydrous gel comprising a synergistic mixture of coconut endosperm and carrageena or hemicellulose.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre, the process comprising the use of coconut endosperm fibre as a dietary fibre component in a pet food product.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre in the manufacture of a pet food product, the process comprising the use of coconut endosperm fibre as a dietary fibre component in the pet food product wherein the pet food product does not include an elastic hydrous gel comprising a synergistic mixture of coconut endosperm and carrageenan or hemicellulose.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre in the manufacture of a pet food product, the process comprising the use of coconut endosperm fibre as a dietary fibre component in the pet food product for the prevention or treatment of poor faeces quality.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre in the manufacture of a pet food product, the process comprising the use of coconut endosperm fibre as a dietary fibre component in the pet food product for maintaining or improving gastrointestinal tract health.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre in the manufacture of a pet food product, the process comprising the use of coconut endosperm fibre for the prevention or treatment of pathogenic bacteria in the large intestine of a pet animal.
A method for the prevention or treatments of a pathogenic bacterial infection in the large intestine of a pet animal, the method comprising feeding said pet animal a pet food product containing coconut endosperm fibre.
A process of using coconut endosperm fibre in the manufacture of a pet food product, the process comprises the use of coconut endosperm for the prevention or treatment of intestinal inflammation of a pet animal.
A method for the prevention or treatment of intestinal inflammation in an animal, the method comprising feeding said animal a pet food product comprising coconut endosperm fibre.
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