PET FOOD AND METHOD OF FORMING THEREOF

Abstract

A pet food comprising protein, curdlan and an adsorptive agent is provided; as is a process of preparing the pet food.

Claims

1. A pet food comprising protein, curdlan, and an adsorptive agent, wherein the adsorptive agent is selected from the group consisting of activated charcoal, a silicate, a native or modified cellulose, resistant starch, and combinations thereof.

2. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the silicate is bentonite.

3. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the native or modified cellulose is micro-crystalline cellulose.

4. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the adsorptive agent is present in the pet food in an amount of 0.05 to 5.0 wt. %, based on the total weight of the pet food.

5. The pet food of claim 1, further comprising a prebiotic and/or a probiotic in a total amount of 0.05 to 3.0 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

6. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the curdlan is present in an amount of 1 wt % to 10 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

7. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the pet food is a wet pet food with a moisture content of at least 40 wt %, based on the total weight of the pet food.

8. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the protein content is from 5 wt % to 30 wt %, based on the total weight of the pet food, and wherein the protein is derived from one or more of poultry, pork, beef, lamp, fowl, game, fish, crustaceans, shellfish, larvae, worm, insects, yeast, plant, algae, microalgae, seaweed, fungi, microorganisms or maize gluten powder, each in the form of meal, powder, slurry and/or the whole native material including chopped up or sliced meats, offal or viscera.

9. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the pet food comprises a meat analogue.

10. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the pet food promotes or induces exchange within the intestine of a pet.

11. The pet food of claim 1, wherein the pet food is a pet food for dogs or cats.

12. A method of preparing the pet food of claim 1, the method comprising mixing protein, curdlan, and an adsorptive agent to form a mixture, heating the mixture to at least 80 C., allowing the heated mixture to cool to form a resultant material, and optionally shaping and cutting the resultant material to form the pet food, wherein jelly and/or gravy is optionally added to the resultant material to form the pet food.

13. The pet food of claim 4, wherein the adsorptive agent is present in the pet food in an amount of 0.1 wt % to 4.0 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

14. The pet food of claim 4, wherein the adsorptive agent is present in the pet food in an amount of 1.5 wt % to 3.0 wt. % based on the total weight of the pet food.

15. The pet food of claim 5, wherein the prebiotic and/or the probiotic is present in a total amount 0.01 to 2.0 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

16. The pet food of claim 5, wherein the prebiotic and/or the probiotic is present in a total amount 0.5 to 1.5 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

17. The pet food of claim 6, wherein the curdlan is present in an amount of 2 wt % to 7 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

18. The pet food of claim 6, wherein the curdlan is present in an amount of 2 wt % to 5 wt % based on the total weight of the pet food.

Description

EXAMPLE 1Pet Food for a Dog

[0043] A commercially available pet food containing between 20-30 wt % protein, but not containing curdlan and adsorptive agent, was tested in a test group of adult dogs for one week, and the wet feces output was checked. It was found that, on average, 185 grams wet feces output per 1000 kcal energy uptake eaten was observed.

[0044] Based on this pet food, 4.79 wt % curdlan (supplied by Anbar) and 0.5 wt % of activated charcoal as absorptive agent were added, and the thus produced pet food was tested as described above.

[0045] It was found that a stool volume of 280 grams wet feces per 1000 kcal eaten was achieved.

EXAMPLE 2Pet Food for a Cat

[0046] A commercially available pet food for cats, containing about 20-30 wt % of protein, but not containing curdlan and adsorptive agent, was prepared and tested in a test group of adult cats for one week. A wet feces output, on average, of about 145 grams per 1000 kcal energy eaten was achieved.

[0047] A pet food for cats according to the present invention was prepared by adding 3.5 wt % curdlan and 0.5 wt % of activated charcoal as adsorptive agent to the same commercially available cat food. The test was carried out as above, and it was found that a stool volume of about 164 grams wet feces output per 1000 kcal energy eaten was achieved.

[0048] The features disclosed in the foregoing description and in the claims may, both separate or in any combination be material to realize the invention in diverse forms thereof.