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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2014
Applicant:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Chuo-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Takashi Mikami, Kawasaki, JP;
Chinatsu Kasamatsu, Kawasaki, JP;
Eisuke Higuchi, Kawasaki, JP;
Takeshi Fujieda, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Ajinomoto Co., Inc., Chuo-ku, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/02 (2006.01); A23K 40/00 (2016.01); A23K 20/10 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/02 (2013.01); A23K 20/10 (2016.05); A23K 40/00 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05);
Abstract
A method, a program, and a device for evaluating food preference of pets that do not require humans to eat a pet food itself. The preference of pets can be evaluated by conducting sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in a pet food by humans. Accordingly, highly precise prediction of the preference can be made by a simple and intuitive method based on sensory attributes for human. Further, humans are not required to eat a pet food itself because the humans may conduct sensory analysis on selected palatants contained in the pet food.