Patent ID: 8697116
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: A23K,A61K,A61P

Abstract:
1. A method of delivering a functional ingredient to a companion animal, the method comprising: depleting a food body of a first fluid to form a fluid-depleted food body by exposing the food body to drying conditions selected from the group consisting of 1) a temperature from 150° C. to 200° C. for 1 to 2 minutes and 2) a temperature from 140° C. to 160° C. for 3 to 5 minutes; replenishing the fluid-depleted food body with a second fluid that is a fluid carrier containing the functional ingredient, to form a replenished food body, the fluid carrier comprising a fluid selected from the group consisting of a lipid, a hydrocolloid and a gas; and forming a pet food comprising the fluid-replenished food body and the functional ingredient absorbed therein.