Patent ID: 6326051
Filing Date: 2001-12-04
Classification: A23K

Abstract:
A process of preparing a nourishing composition for animals consisting essentially of powdered amino acids and dextrin, which process consists essentially of mixing together (a) powdered amino acids comprising lysine having a particle size of from 1.0 to 500 .mu.m, methionine having a particle size of from 1.0 to 200 .mu.m, tryptophan having a particle size of from 1.0 to 200 .mu.m, threonine having a particle size of from 1.0 to 500 .mu.m and glycine having a particle size of from 1.0 to 500 .mu.m, and (b) dextrin, having a degree of polymerization of from 5 to 25, to form a nourishing composition which is devoid of sugar and wherein the ratio of dextrin to amino acid mixture in the thus prepared composition ranges from 8:1 to 1:8.