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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 18, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2002
Applicants:
Paulo Fernandes, Amiens, PT;
Annie Watelain, Lavieville, FR;
Patrick Pibarot, Bayonvillers, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A23L 1/314 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A pet food composition containing chunks and a clear gellified sauce or base, said composition being obtainable by: i) incorporating at least one semi-refined gelling agent and/or semi-refined gelling biopolymer blend, in a mixture comprising meat and meat by-products, said mixture being used for the manufacture of the chunks; ii) mixing the manufactured chunks with a sauce or base containing no gelling agent; and iii) treating the mixture under conditions to release the pure gelling agent molecules from the chunks into the sauce or base to gelify it and to achieve chunk structure.