Title:
【発明の名称】安定な乾燥中間ペットフード組成物の方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2003521253
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
A process for making a dry, stable intermediate pet food including meat includes the steps of combining a plurality of ingredients specified by a basal pet food formula, wherein the plurality of ingredients includes a slurry of meat, mixing the plurality of ingredients to form a basal mixture, extruding the basal mixture, cutting the extruded basal mixture into flakes, and drying the flakes to a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. In one embodiment, to make a finished pet food composition, the flakes are shipped for final processing to a processing facility having finishing equipment including grinding, extruding and coating equipment.
Inventors:
Fritz-Jung, Kathryn (Kati)
Shin, Barimohan (Ricky)
Bart Nagar, Sandeep
Woodward, Gary, Jay
Kettinger, Karl, El
Specs, donald, are
Stall, jill, ray
Waratsu, Stephen, Yi
Zahn, Payfan
Shin, Barimohan (Ricky)
Bart Nagar, Sandeep
Woodward, Gary, Jay
Kettinger, Karl, El
Specs, donald, are
Stall, jill, ray
Waratsu, Stephen, Yi
Zahn, Payfan
Application Number:
JP2001556098A
Publication Date:
July 15, 2003
Filing Date:
January 12, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Nestec, Limited
International Classes:
A23K1/00; A23K1/10; A23K1/18; A23K3/00; (IPC1-7): A23K3/00; A23K1/10; A23K1/18
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Akira Asamura (3 outside)