Process for dry stable intermediate pet food composition

US6270820A · kind A · utility

Assignee

• Ralston Purina Company · US

Inventors

• Cathryn Fritz-Jung · Grosse Pointe Farms, US
• Bhajmohan Singh · Chesterfield, US
• Sandeep Bhatnagar · Leesburg, US
• Gary J. Woodward · University City, US
• Karl Kettinger · Chesterfield, US
• Donald Speck · Chesterfield, US
• Jill Stoll · Webster Groves, US
• Stephen E. Woerz · Florissant, US
• Peifang Zhang · Creve Coeur, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 4, 2000
• Grant date: Aug 7, 2001
• Expiry date: Feb 4, 2020

Classification

• Technology area (CPC Y): Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
• CPC primary: Y10S426/805
• WIPO field: Food chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

A process for making a dry, stable intermediate pet food including meat includes the steps of combining a plurality of ingredients specified by a basal pet food formula, wherein the plurality of ingredients includes a slurry of meat, mixing the plurality of ingredients to form a basal mixture, extruding the basal mixture, cutting the extruded basal mixture into flakes, and drying the flakes to a moisture content of less than about 10% by weight. In one embodiment, to make a finished pet food composition, the flakes are shipped for final processing to a processing facility having finishing equipment including grinding, extruding and coating equipment.