Patent ID: 8182855

Claim:
A method of forming a fish food product comprising: (a) combining a binder resin and a fermented soya nutraceutical to form a mixture, wherein said binder resin comprises fishmeal having a moisture level of between 1-15% by weight and wherein said binder resin is present at 60-99% by weight of said product and wherein said mixture is suitable for melt processing; (b) melt processing said mixture by introducing said mixture to a heated molding machine, said heated molding machine comprising an extruder containing a feed section, a barrel section and an output section, including a plurality of heating zones extending from said hopper section to said output section, wherein said heating zones are set at the following temperature ranges: zone 1 is at or below about 70° F.; zone 2 is at or below about 150° F., zone 3 is at or below about 300° F. and zone 4 is at or below about 375° F.; (c) discharging said melt processed mixture from said extruder to one or more heated surfaces; (d) forming said melt processed mixture into a thin sheet; (e) drying said thin sheet; and (f) breaking said dried sheet into flakes.