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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2001
Janel Fone, Melton Mowbray, GB;
Catriona J. Giffard, Leicestershire, GB;
Marie-Louise Baillon, Leicestershire, GB;
Mars UK Limited, , GB;
Abstract
The present invention relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber as a dietary fiber component in a pet food product, to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in the manufacture of a pet food product, to a pet food product which comprises coconut endosperm fiber, to a process for making such a pet food product and to a method comprising feeding such a pet food product to a pet animal. The present invention also relates to the use of coconut endosperm fiber in reducing and preventing intestinal inflammation and in reducing and preventing pathogenic bacterial infection in the large intestine of a pet animal.