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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 1981

Filed:

Jul. 24, 1979
Applicant:
Inventors:

Ian E Burrows, Gaddesby, GB;

Peter A Cheney, Leicester, GB;

Assignee:

Mars Limited, London, GB;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
426 56 ; 426 59 ; 426335 ; 426532 ; 426577 ; 426805 ; 426 92 ;
Abstract

A shelf stable food product, which can be used for domestic animals comprises solid protein pieces in an aqueous gel and contains 6 to 20% protein, 3 to 12% fat and 65 to 95% moisture and is stabilized by antimycotic and a pH of 4.5 or below achieved with acid-producing micro-organisms. The product is prepared by dissolving a gelling agent in the aqueous phase of the product components at a pH value above 4.5, and after adding the other ingredients a gel is formed, and the pH is reduced by fermentation to a value below 4.5. Gelling agents may be ionic polysaccharides, including alginates, pectates and carrageenan, or thermoreversible protein systems such as gelatine.


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