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US 8,137,731 B2Granted
Pet's chew
AssigneeParagon Pet Products Europe B.V.
InventorsWillem Theodoor Martinus Pater, Geraldus Gerardus Johannes Schennink, Jacob Terpstra
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Abstract
The invention relates to a pet's chew prepared from natural materials of renewable sources. The chew is both edible and biodegradable, and is furthermore both tough, flexible and dimensionally stable, and maintains these characteristics over a much longer time than chew known in the art.
Claims20
A process for preparing a pet's chew from thermoplastic starch comprising
- preparing a mixture consisting of at least one starch derivative, a plasticizer, water, a fibrous material, optionally a native starch and one or more optional additives selected from the group consisting of polysaccharides, mono- or di-glycerides, lecithin, oils, fats, fatty acids or salts thereof, filler materials, vitamins, coloring agents, aromas, sweeteners and taste enhancers;
- converting said mixture into a thermoplastic starch;
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- moulding the thermoplastic starch into the desired pet's chew,
- wherein the starch derivative is a chemically modified starch, wherein said mixture comprises an amount of the starch derivative of from 15 to 90 wt. %, based on dry solid weight of the mixture, and wherein said mixture comprises an amount of the plasticizer of from 15 to 35 wt. %, based on dry solid weight of the mixture.
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