Colgate Palmolive Company

Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Douglas Brian Nadeau

Luis Montelongo

David Kappelman

Brent Pope

Gary Allan Semjenow

Michelle Lynn Jackson

The disclosure provides method for preparing a food product is described which includes mixing a dry ingredient composition, a protein-containing composition, and an alginate composition to provide a first mixture, mixing the first mixture with a setting composition to effect a controlled rate gelation reaction, and processing the product of the gelation reaction to provide a food product. The disclosure also provides pet food compositions comprising food products prepared according to the disclosed process.

Process for preparing a pet food composition

Pet food piece

A pet food composition comprising meat chunk and gravy, said gravy having chemically modified starch, gum, or mixtures thereof, in quantities less than that necessary to promote the production of stool quality that is unacceptable.

Pet food for maintaining normal bowel health

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Topeka, KS, United States of America

Douglas Brian Nadeau