Patent ID: 8916179

Claim:
A method of forming an animal chew comprising: plasticating a base composition and Ascophyllum nodosum; forming said base composition into a shape having a surface; applying an adhesive composition to said surface, wherein said adhesive is selected from the group consisting of pasteurized egg whites, albumin and an aqueous solution of tylose powder; and applying at least 10% of the total amount of said Ascophyllum nodosum to the surface of the base composition after processing, wherein said Ascophyllum nodosum is added in a total amount of 0.1% by weight to 5.0% by weight of the animal chew and said animal chew exhibits a Shore D hardness, as measured by ASTM D 2240-05 (2010), of 25 to 40 Shore D, and an elongation at break, as measured by ASTM D 638-10 in the range of 1% to 7%.