Mars, Incorporated

Daniel Lee Beyer

Peter Sebastian Slusarczyk

Neil A Willcocks

Rebecca Morgan Valentine

Angel Eduardo Hernandez

Matthew Glenn Moudy

Jeremy Kirk Franks

Jason Michael Friedland

Alexandre Consul Mendes

Jason Frieldland

Kevin L Rabinovitch

Ralph A Jerome

Eyal Ben-Yoseph

Dennis L Zak

Frank P DeBrincat

Theodore E Jach

A method of calculating the carbon or greenhouse gas footprint of a food composition includes determining the CO2 or greenhouse gas emission of each ingredient by associating a total energy value with the ingredient, determining the proportion of the total energy value contributed by each of at least one energy source, where each energy source has a characteristic CO2 or greenhouse gas emissions value, and then calculating a CO2 or greenhouse gas emission value for the ingredient based on the GHG emission values of each contributing energy source. Also, optimizing the CO2 or greenhouse gas emissions in the formulation of pet food employs this method.

Sustainability systems and methods directed to food compositions

Meat piece

Rectangle shaped vacuum pouch

Vacuum package

Dog chew treat

Pet treat bone

An edible product having a thin inorganic coating on at least a portion of its surface. The coating preferably forms a moisture/oxygen barrier to result in a coated edible product having an improved shelf-life. The edible products include foods and pharmaceuticals. The inorganic materials used for the coating include SiO.sub.2, SiO, MgO, CaO, TiO.sub.2, ZnO and MnO. Processes and apparatuses for depositing a thin film of inorganic material onto an edible substrate are also disclosed. The preferred processes include sputtering and vapor deposition. The preferred apparatus provides for the continuous production of coated edible products.

Edible products having inorganic coatings

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Franklin, TN, United States of America

Daniel Lee Beyer