Pet foods
US6664244B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 3, 2001 |
| Grant date | Dec 16, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 3, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S426/805
- WIPO fieldFood chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A pet food, such as a dog food and a cat food, contains a cyclodextrin such as &bgr;-cyclodextrin, for example, a pet food in which the content of fat is equal to or higher than 5% by weight per solid part and the content of &bgr;-cyclodextrin ranges from 1 to 15% by weight per solid part. A method of suppressing an increase in the body weight of a pet or reducing the body weight, is characterized by feeding the pet food to a pet to the extent that the ingested amount of &bgr;-cyclodextrin, per day, ranges from 0.1 to 5 g per 1 kg of body weight. A pet food is suited to a pet's liking because of having the same taste and mouth feel as conventional pet foods, and suppresses an increase in the body weight of a pet or reduces body weight with the same feeding amount as usual, and a method suppresses an increase in the body weight of a pet or reduces body weight without impairing the health of pets.
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