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Enzyme digestion for a dog food of improved palatability
Assignee: Gaines Pet Foods Corp
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Filing: 1981-08-13
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Granted: 1983-07-12
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Expires: 2001-08-13
Abstract
Abstract The object of the present invention is to provide an improved process for preparing a dog food comprising farinaceous and meaty ingredients. This invention recognizes for the first time that the palatability of dog food can be improved when at least a portion of the farinaceous ingredients are subjected to both an amylase and protease enzyme digestion and intermixing an enzymatically modified proteinaceous material to form a reaction slurry mixture. The resulting combined reaction slurry mixture can be incorporated into the dog food by coating it on the surface or admixing it with the other dog food ingredients and thereby incorporating it internally. Preferably, the combined reaction slurry is admixed with the other ingredients to form a plastic mass which is then shaped and expanded by extrusion.
Inventors
- 👤 Joseph E. Spradlin
- 👤 Jeffrey D. Morgan
- 👤 Allan R. Olson
- 👤 Joseph P. Howley
Bibliographic Details
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CPC Classifications
A; A23; A23K; A23K50/00; A23K50/40; A23K10/00; A23K10/10; A23K10/14; A23K40/00; A23K40/10; A23K40/30; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S426/00; Y10S426/805
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
206 words
A process for preparing a nutritionally-balanced dog food having improved palatability, said dog food comprising fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and containing of a weight basis from 20% to 80% farinaceous ingredients and from 20% to 80% proteinaceous ingredients, including proteinaceous meaty material at from about 25% to about 55% by weight of the proteinaceous ingredients, said process comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a slurry comprising water, from about 5% to about 25% of the total weight of said farinaceous ingredients, and a major portion of the proteinaceous meaty material; (b) forming a reaction product by treating said slurry with added alpha-amylase and added protease enzymes in an amount and under conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the farinaceous material to a mixture of oligo saccharides ranging in size from 1 to 10 monomer units, and at least a portion of the proteinaceous material to a mixture of peptides ranging in size from 2 to 300 monomer units, and effective to reduce the viscosity of the slurry by 50%; and thereafter, (c) incorporating the reaction product of the slurry into a dog food in an amount effective to provide a significant increase in the palatability of the dog food to dogs.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
206 words
A process for preparing a nutritionally-balanced dog food having improved palatability, said dog food comprising fat, protein, carbohydrates, vitamins and minerals and containing of a weight basis from 20% to 80% farinaceous ingredients and from 20% to 80% proteinaceous ingredients, including proteinaceous meaty material at from about 25% to about 55% by weight of the proteinaceous ingredients, said process comprising the steps of: (a) preparing a slurry comprising water, from about 5% to about 25% of the total weight of said farinaceous ingredients, and a major portion of the proteinaceous meaty material; (b) forming a reaction product by treating said slurry with added alpha-amylase and added protease enzymes in an amount and under conditions effective to convert at least a portion of the farinaceous material to a mixture of oligo saccharides ranging in size from 1 to 10 monomer units, and at least a portion of the proteinaceous material to a mixture of peptides ranging in size from 2 to 300 monomer units, and effective to reduce the viscosity of the slurry by 50%; and thereafter, (c) incorporating the reaction product of the slurry into a dog food in an amount effective to provide a significant increase in the palatability of the dog food to dogs.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
60 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the farinaceous and proteinaceous reaction products are admixed with the remaining proteinaceous and farinaceous ingredients to form a plastic mass which is mechanically worked under elevated temperature and pressure, and is then forced through an orifice to an area of pressure sufficiently low to cause flashing of moisture and expansion of the mass.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
23 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the reaction product is incorporated into the dog food by coating it on the surface thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the dog food is dried to a moisture content of less than 10%.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
18 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the dog food has a moisture content in excess of 10%.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A process according to claim 5 wherein the dog food comprises from about 12% to about 20% moisture and contains sufficient levels of osmotic and antimicrobial agents to maintain it stable against microbial deterioration when stored in moisture-impermeable packages.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
A process according to claim 6 wherein the proteolytic enzyme is employed in an amount sufficient to provide peptides ranging in size from 2 to 50 monomer units.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein said proteinaceous meaty material comprises meat meal.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the water in said slurry comprises from about 30% to about 70% of the slurry.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
11 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein the slurry comprises corn.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
12 words
A process according to claim 10 wherein the slurry further comprises wheat.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
34 words
A process according to claim 1 wherein all of the enzymes are heat labile and the process includes the further step of heating the reaction product to a temperature effective to inactivate the enzymes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
A process according to claim 12 wherein the farinaceous ingredients present in the slurry comprise from 60% to 80% by weight of wheat and from 20% to 40% by weight of corn.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
26 words
A process according to claim 13 wherein the proteinaceous ingredients comprise from about 10% to about 40% by weight of the dog food of soybean meal.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
A process according to claim 14 wherein the amylase enzyme comprises about one-half bacterial alpha-amylase and one-half fungal alpha-amylase.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
20 words
A process according to claim 15 wherein the viscosity of the slurry is reduced to 25% of the original viscosity.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
15 words
A nutritionally-balanced dog food of improved palatability prepared according to the process of claim 1.
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