Abstract:
The present invention relates to a solid pet food component which comprises a mixture of curdlan and a protein and which has a moisture content of at least 40%. The present invention also relates to a wet pet food which contains a solid pet food component, as described above. The present invention also relates to a method of making the solid pet food component and a method of making the wet pet food, as described above.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a composition comprising a mixture of blood and intestines. The invention also relates to a meat like chunk comprising such a composition and a moist pet food comprising such a meat like chunk. The invention also relates to methods of making the composition, the meat like chunk and a moist pet food, or a dry pet food.
Abstract:
A flavor composition comprising at least one transmembrane compound and/or at least one nucleotide derivative that modulates, increases and/or enhances the activity of an umami receptor is provided that can be used to enhance the umami taste and/or palatability of food products. In certain, non-limiting embodiments, the flavor composition comprises at least one nucleotide derivative and/or at least one transmembrane compound, optionally at least one nucleotide, optionally at least one first amino acid, optionally at least one second amino acid.
Abstract:
A flavor composition comprising at least one nucleotide derivative and/or at least one transmembrane compound that modulates, increases and/or enhances the activity of an umami receptor is provided that can be used to enhance the umami taste and/or palatability of food products. In certain, non-limiting embodiments, the flavor composition comprises at least one nucleotide derivative and/or at least one transmembrane compound, optionally at least one nucleotide, optionally at least one first amino acid, optionally at least one second amino acid.
Abstract:
Meat pet food products that lack wheat gluten and methods for making same are provided. The meat pet food products and methods for making same use (i) canola protein isolate, (ii) a combination of flaxseed meal and canola protein isolate, or (iii) a combination of flaxseed meal and egg white to replace the wheat gluten without negatively affecting the product structure, appearance and palatability. The meat pet food products are preferably emulsified products, such as meat analog chunks. The egg white is preferably spray dried egg white. The canola protein isolate, combination of flaxseed meal and canola protein isolate, or combination of flaxseed meal and egg white can replace the wheat gluten in a 1:1 weight basis or less. The meat pet food product does not contain wheat gluten and preferably does not contain any gluten.
Abstract:
A composition including a glucose anti-metabolite and selenium. The composition can be for a companion animal. The composition can include added selenium and endogenous selenium. The composition can be a nutritionally balanced pet food composition.
Abstract:
The present invention relates to a method of producing an animal animal feed or foodstuff comprising the steps of: (i) providing at least a first stream of material, preferably comprising a meat and/or fish emulsion, (ii) preparing a viscous gel comprising at least one gel-forming component and a liquid, especially water, by introducing the gel-forming component and the liquid into a mixing chamber, the introduction of the liquid into the gel-forming component located in the mixing chamber being performed by means of a first nozzle unit under high pressure, (iii) providing the viscous gel obtained in step (ii) as or in at least one second stream of material, (iv) making a laminar dispersion of the second stream of material in the first stream of material in an apparatus for at least partially incompletely mixing the first and second streams of material, so that the second stream of material is distributed in the first stream of material in the form of droplets with a size of at least 0.3 mm, preferably 0.3 mm to 8 mm, (v) withdrawing the first stream of material containing the second stream of material in the form of droplets through a second nozzle unit, and (vi) solidifying the first stream of material containing the second stream of material in the form of droplets; and an animal feed or foodstuff which can be prepared with said method.