Patent ID: 6399117
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A23J,A23K,C12Y,Y02A,Y10S

Abstract:
A method for making feed for carnivorous animals comprising:A. modifying the protein structure of a protein raw material by catalyzing the formation of covalent bonds between amino acids of proteins of said protein raw material by utilizing a catalyzing enzyme, said protein raw material comprising proteins in denatured form, said protein raw material comprising structureless processed raw materials being selected from the group consisting of stickwater, stickwater concentrate, and structureless dry processed raw materials in the form of powders, or any combination thereof, said powders being selected from the group consisting of fish meal, blood meal, feather meal, bone meal, wheat gluten, maize gluten, soy meal, canola meal, casein, sodium caseinate, gelatin, and collagen or any combination thereof, said catalyzing enzyme being mixed with one of said stickwater, stickwater concentrate, fish meal, blood meal, feather meal, bone meal, wheat gluten, maize gluten, soy meal, canola meal, casein, sodium caseinate, gelatin, and collagen, or any combination thereof, said catalyzing enzyme building a protein network for said structureless processed raw materials; B. shaping said protein raw material and the catalyst into consumable feed pellets, the modified protein structure for said consumable feed pellets having shape permanence, strength, and firmness, said shape permanence, strength, and firmness of said consumable feed pellets being substantially maintained throughout a subsequent drying step, a subsequent processing step, a subsequent storage step, and a subsequent transport step; and C. subjecting said feed pellets to a drying step wherein said consumable feed pellets have a water content equal to or less than 20% following drying.