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Synergistic flavor enhancing coatings for cat food compositions comprising citric and phosphoric acids
Assignee: Nestle Purina PetCare Co
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Filing: 1975-04-07
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Granted: 1975-12-30
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Expires: 1995-04-07
Abstract
Abstract A cat food composition of improved acceptability to cats is provided as well as a process for generally enhancing the palatability of dried or intermediate moisture cat foods wherein the cat food composition is coated with a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid wherein said coating is applied on the composition to provide a level of phosphoric acid in the cat food product of at least about 0.5% by weight. Cat food compositions containing the synergistically effective coating are significantly more palatable to cats than compositions which contain only citric or phosphoric acid as palatability enhancers.
Inventors
- 👤 Richard D Kealy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 22:27
CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23K; A23K50/00; A23K50/40; A23K50/45; A23K20/00; A23K20/10; A23K20/105; A23K20/158; A23K40/00; A23K40/30; A23K50/42; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/805
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 38
Claim 1
Independent Claim
69 words
A CAT FOOD COMPOSITION COMPRISING A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MIXTURE OF PROTEINACEOUS AND FARINACEOUS INGREDIENTS HAVING A COATING OF A SYNERGISTICALLY EFFECTIVE FLAVOR ENHANCING MIXTURE WHICH COMPRISES BETWEEN ABOUT 87 TO 13 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF PHOSPHORIC ACID TO 1 PART BY WEIGHT OF CITRIC ACID, WHEREIN SAID COATING IS APPLIED TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF PHOSPHORIC ACID IN SAID CAT FOOD COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST ABOUT 0.5% BY WEIGHT.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
69 words
A CAT FOOD COMPOSITION COMPRISING A NUTRITIONALLY BALANCED MIXTURE OF PROTEINACEOUS AND FARINACEOUS INGREDIENTS HAVING A COATING OF A SYNERGISTICALLY EFFECTIVE FLAVOR ENHANCING MIXTURE WHICH COMPRISES BETWEEN ABOUT 87 TO 13 PARTS BY WEIGHT OF PHOSPHORIC ACID TO 1 PART BY WEIGHT OF CITRIC ACID, WHEREIN SAID COATING IS APPLIED TO PROVIDE A LEVEL OF PHOSPHORIC ACID IN SAID CAT FOOD COMPOSITION OF AT LEAST ABOUT 0.5% BY WEIGHT.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said coating includes an edible fat.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said composition has a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said edible fat is present in said coating in an amount which provides between about 5 and 12% by weight of fat in the cat food composition.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said flavor enhancing mixture comprises about 70 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to about 1 part by weight of citric acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said composition has a protein content of at least about 30% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said cat food has a moisture content of less then about 50% by weight.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 1 wherein said mixture is added to said cat food composition to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said composition which does not exceed about 3% by weight.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
96 words
A cat food composition comprising a nutritionally balanced mixture of proteinaceous and farinaceous ingredients with a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis having a coating of a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture which comprises between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said cat food composition of at least about 0.5% by weight, said coating including an edible fat.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
96 words
A cat food composition comprising a nutritionally balanced mixture of proteinaceous and farinaceous ingredients with a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis having a coating of a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture which comprises between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said cat food composition of at least about 0.5% by weight, said coating including an edible fat.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 9 wherein said composition has a protein content of at least about 30% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 9 wherein said edible fat is present in said coating in an amount to provide between about 5 and 12% by weight of fat in the cat food composition.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 9 wherein said flavor enhancing mixture comprises about 70 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to about 1 part by weight of citric acid.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
25 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 9 wherein said cat food has a moisture content of less than about 50% by weight.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
38 words
A cat food composition as set forth in claim 9 wherein said mixture is added to said cat food composition to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said composition which does not exceed about 3% by weight.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising coating discrete particles of the cat food material with a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of at least about 0.5% by weight phosphoric acid in said material.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
70 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising coating discrete particles of the cat food material with a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of at least about 0.5% by weight phosphoric acid in said material.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
14 words
The method of claim 15 wherein an edible fat is included in said coating.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said edible fat is present in said coating in an amount which provides between about 5 and 12% by weight of fat in said material.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 15 wherein said mixture is added to said cat food material to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said material which does not exceed about 3% by weight.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. applying a first coating to particles of the cat food material which comprises a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of at least about 0.5% by weight of phosphoric acid in said material and, b. applying a second coating of an edible fat over said first coating to provide a level of fat in said material of between about 5 and 12% by weight.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
107 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. applying a first coating to particles of the cat food material which comprises a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, wherein said coating is applied to provide a level of at least about 0.5% by weight of phosphoric acid in said material and, b. applying a second coating of an edible fat over said first coating to provide a level of fat in said material of between about 5 and 12% by weight.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 19 wherein said mixture is added to said cat food material to provide a level of phosphoric acid in saiD material which does not exceed about 3% by weight.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 19 wherein the cat food material comprises a nutritionally balanced proteinaceous-farinaceous mixture with a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the cat food material has a moisture content below about 50% by weight.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 21 wherein the cat food material has a protein content of at least about 30% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 28
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. applying first a coating to discrete particles of said cat food of an edible fat to provide a level of fat in said material of between about 5 and 12% by weight and, b. applying a second coating of a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid wherein said second coating is applied to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said material of at least about 0.5% by weight.
Claim 29
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. applying first a coating to discrete particles of said cat food of an edible fat to provide a level of fat in said material of between about 5 and 12% by weight and, b. applying a second coating of a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture comprising between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid wherein said second coating is applied to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said material of at least about 0.5% by weight.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
33 words
The method of claim 24 wherein said mixture is added to said cat food material to provide a level of phosphoric acid in said material which does not exceed about 3% by weight.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 24 wherein the cat food material comprises a nutritionally balanced proteinaceous-farinaceous mixture with a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
19 words
The method of claim 26 wherein the cat food material has a moisture content below about 50% by weight.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 26 wherein the cat food material has a protein content of at least about 30% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 34
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. forming a dispersion of an edible fat and a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture which comprises between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, and b. coating discrete particles of the cat food material with the dispersion to provide a level of fat in the cat food material of between about 5 and 12% and a level of phosphoric acid in said material of at least about 0.5% by weight.
Claim 35
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of enhancing the palatability of a cat food material for cats comprising: a. forming a dispersion of an edible fat and a synergistically effective flavor enhancing mixture which comprises between about 87 to 13 parts by weight of phosphoric acid to 1 part by weight of citric acid, and b. coating discrete particles of the cat food material with the dispersion to provide a level of fat in the cat food material of between about 5 and 12% and a level of phosphoric acid in said material of at least about 0.5% by weight.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
37 words
The method of claim 29 wherein said cat food material comprises a nutritionally balanced proteinaceous-farinaceous mixture with a protein content of at least about 20% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 37
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 30 wherein said cat food material has a protein content of at least about 30% by weight of the total composition on a 90% dry matter basis.
Claim 38
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 30 wherein said cat food material has a moisture content less than about 50% by weight.
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