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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2004
Carolyn Jean Cupp, Liberty, MO (US);
Lynn Ann Gerheart, Smithville, MO (US);
Scott Schnell, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Sheri Lynn Smithey, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Donna Elizabeth Anderson, Weatherby Lake, MO (US);
Carolyn Jean Cupp, Liberty, MO (US);
Lynn Ann Gerheart, Smithville, MO (US);
Scott Schnell, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Sheri Lynn Smithey, St. Joseph, MO (US);
Donna Elizabeth Anderson, Weatherby Lake, MO (US);
Nestec S.A., Vevey, CH;
Abstract
A dried pet food which is able to mechanically clean the teeth of pets when chewed. The dried pet food is based on a matrix of a denatured protein source and a gelatinized carbohydrate source. Insoluble fiber is bound within the matrix. Further, a humectant is included within the gelatinized matrix in an amount sufficient for reducing the brittleness of the dried pet food.