Composition using psyllium by-products for pet foods
Abstract
Abstract THE APPLICANT HAS FOUND A WY TO CONVERT "PSYLLIUM FLOURS" OR OTHER PSYLLIUM OR PLANTAGO RESIDUES, A PROTEINACEOUS MATERIAL KNOWN IN THE TRADE AS "LARD GELATIN" OR "DRI PRO" AND OTHER FEED MATERIALS AND BENEFICIAL CHEMICALS INTO SOFT MOISST, CANNED OR DRY PET FOODS. THE TWO INGREDIENTS NAMED ARE IMPORTANT INGREDIENTS AND, ALTHOUGH PREFERABLY USED TOGETHER, SAID FOODSTUFFS MAY BE MADE BY INCLUDING ONLY ONE AND SUBSTITUTING OTHER MATERIALS FOR THE OTHER. EXAMPLES OF THESE PROCESSES ARE INCLUDED IN THIS APPLICATION. ALL OF THESE FOODSTUFFS HAVE BEEN TESTED IN ANIMAL FEEDING AND FOUND TO BE EXTREMELY PALATABLE AND NOURISHING TO THE ANIMALS CONCERNED. A METHOD OF INACTIVATING CERTIN ENZYMES IN THE PSYLLIUM THAT OTHERWISE CAUSE DARKENING OR BLACKENING OF COLORS IN PET FOODS, SUCH AS SEMI-MOIST BURGERS AND BISCUITS, HAS ALSO BEEN FOUND AND CLAIM IS MADE FOR THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THIS PROCESS.
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- 👤 Appleman M Don
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