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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2019
Applicant:
Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Inventors:
Douglas Nadeau, Topeka, KS (US);
David Kappelman, Olathe, KS (US);
Luis Montelongo, Lawrence, KS (US);
Assignee:
Hills Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 29/256 (2016.01); A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 50/48 (2016.01); A23K 40/00 (2016.01); A23L 13/40 (2016.01); A23K 10/20 (2016.01); A23K 20/174 (2016.01); A23K 50/42 (2016.01); A23J 3/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 29/256 (2016.08); A23K 10/20 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 20/174 (2016.05); A23K 50/42 (2016.05); A23K 50/48 (2016.05); A23L 13/422 (2016.08); A23L 13/43 (2016.08); A23J 3/227 (2013.01); A23K 40/00 (2016.05);
Abstract
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.