Colgate Palmolive Company

Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc.

Ab Mauri Food Inc., D/b/a Ohly Americas

Hungwei Lin

Dennis Edward Jewell

Jennifer Macleay

Brent Pope

Dale Allen Fritsch

Jerry Don Millican

Viswas Ghorpade

Harry Mead Clark, Iii

Alexander Skutlartz

Peter Romano

David Goshaw

The invention provides dry pet food diet compositions that include visible micronutrient particles comprising micronutrients, and improved methods for their preparation. The methods provide pet food diet compositions that have improved palatability and retention of micronutrients.

Pet food with visible particles and process for making same

Provided herein is a method of preparing a palatability enhancer for a food composition comprising: a) combining an animal fat, one or more edible agents, an alkaline agent and water at a temperature of up to 45&#xb0; C. to form a mixture, wherein the edible agents are selected from amino acids, sugars, vitamins, flavorants and flavor precursors, b) heating the mixture to a temperature of 96&#xb0; C. to 99&#xb0; C. for at least 35 minutes, and c) obtaining a palatability enhancer from the mixture, wherein the palatability enhancer comprises animal fat in an amount of at least about 80 wt %, and wherein the method is conducted under ambient pressure. Further provided is a method of enhancing the palatablity of a food composition and a method of reducing the odor of animal fat.

Method of preparing palatability enhancer

Provided herein is a method of preparing a palatability enhancer for a food composition comprising combining an animal fat source and one or more agents in an aqueous solution to form a mixture, wherein said agents are selected from amino acids, sugars, vitamins, vegetable oils, flavorants and flavour precursors, heating the mixture at a pressure of 110 kPa to 800 kPa, obtaining a palatability enhancer from the mixture, wherein the palatability enhancer comprises animal fat in an amount of at least 80 wt %. Further provided is a method of enhancing the palatablity of a food composition.

Palatability enhancer

A method of pasteurizing food in a sealed container is provided, the method comprising (i) submerging the container in a first water bath, and (ii) heating for a time and at a temperature effective to kill, inactivate or reduce bacteria to safe levels, wherein the first water bath provides a pressure in excess of atmospheric pressure, so that the increase in internal pressure in the container upon heating is offset by the external pressure of the water, then (iii) cooling the container. Further provided are systems for carrying out said method, and food products pasteurized thereby.

Post-packaging pasteurization

The present invention provides an improved light emitting toothbrush having an angular head removably secured to a base, wherein said base includes an operator for operating the light emitting toothbrush and an electronic power supply for powering said light emitting toothbrush, said angular head adapted for use with a radiation responsive paste applied to a tooth surface for simultaneous removal of bacteria and whitening of the tooth surface a plurality of fiber optic bristles extending from a front brush face of the angular head and in optical communication with a light emitter, said plurality of fiber optic bristles being generally adapted for conducting the emitted radiation from said light emitter towards the tooth surface.

Light emitting toothbrush

A process for preparing a food composition by mixing a nutritive base with at least one long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; cooking the resulting mixture at a temperature not less than about 50&#xb0; C.; adding to the food composition at least one oxidatively protected long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid; and packaging the resulting composition in an oxygen depleted environment within a sealed container to provide the food product that exhibits (1) acceptable palatability to an animal and (2) a shelf-life of at least about 6 months when stored at ambient temperature without opening the container.

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