Patent ID: 8715717

Claim:
A solid food composition for animal consumption, wherein the composition comprises: (a) an active ingredient for use in aiding an animal in losing weight, wherein the active ingredient consists essentially of from about 12% to about 25% of one or more medium chain fatty acid triglycerides (based on dry weight of the composition); and (b) at least one of the following: (i) from about 5% to about 70% protein (based on dry weight of the composition); and (ii) from about 2% to about 50% fat (based on dry weight of the composition); (c) an agent to provide a benefit for weight management selected from the group consisting of nonfermentable fiber, chrominium-picolinate and mixtures thereof; and (d) from 0.0 to 5% (based on dry weight of the composition) of an additive selected from the group consisting of: iron oxide, sodium chloride, potassium citrate, potassium chloride, and mixtures thereof; with the proviso that the composition does not contain carnitine.