Pet food compositions comprising electrostatically charged gelatin
View Patent ↗Animal feed compositions comprising amounts of protein, carbohydrate, fat and a functional ingredient for preventing hairball formation are provided. The functional ingredient comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of electrostatically charged gelatin, animal bile acid, fungal acid protease, papain, and mixtures thereof.
1. A composition to be fed to an animal comprising a quantity of electrostatically charged gelatin, said composition being in the form of a self-sustaining extruded body.
2. The composition of claim 1 , said gelatin having a negative electrostatic charge.
3. The composition of claim 1 , said composition comprising from about 0.1-45% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin.
4. The composition of claim 1 , said composition being a moist composition having a moisture content of at least about 75% by weight.
5. The composition of claim 1 , said composition being a dry composition having a moisture content of less than about 12% by weight.
6. The composition of claim 1 , said composition being a semi-dry composition having a moisture content of about 15-35% by weight.
7. The composition of claim 1 , said composition comprising a coating, wherein said coating comprises from about 0.1-10% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin based on the weight of the entire coated composition.
8. A composition to be fed to an animal comprising a quantity of electrostatically charged gelatin and a quantity of carbohydrate.
9. The composition of claim 8 , said gelatin having a negative electrostatic charge.
10. The composition of claim 8 , said composition comprising from about 0.1-45% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin.
11. The composition of claim 8 , said composition comprising from about 20-55% by weight carbohydrate.
12. The composition of claim 8 , said composition comprising a coating, wherein said coating comprises from about 0.1-10% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin based on the weight of the entire coated composition.
13. The composition of claim 8 , said composition further comprising a quantity of protein.
14. The composition of claim 8 , said composition further comprising a quantity of fat.
15. A composition to be fed to an animal comprising a quantity of electrostatically charged gelatin and a quantity of protein.
16. The composition of claim 15 , said gelatin having a negative electrostatic charge.
17. The composition of claim 15 , said composition comprising from about 0.1-45% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin.
18. The composition of claim 15 , said composition comprising from about 20-35% by weight protein.
19. The composition of claim 15 , said composition comprising a coating, wherein said coating comprises from about 0.1-10% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin based on the weight of the entire coated composition.
20. The composition of claim 15 , said composition further comprising a quantity of fat.
21. A composition to be fed to an animal comprising a quantity of electrostatically charged gelatin and a quantity of fat.
22. The composition of claim 21 , said gelatin having a negative electrostatic charge.
23. The composition of claim 21 , said composition comprising from about 0.1-45% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin.
24. The composition of claim 21 , said composition comprising from about 1-20% by weight fat.
25. The composition of claim 21 , said composition comprising a coating, wherein said coating comprises from about 0.1-10% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin based on the weight of the entire coated composition.
26. A method of feeding an animal comprising the steps of:
providing a composition comprising a quantity of electrostatically charged gelatin; and
feeding said composition to said animal.
27. The method of claim 26 , said gelatin having a negative electrostatic charge.
28. The method of claim 26 , said composition comprising from about 0.1-45% by weight electrostatically charged gelatin.
29. The method of claim 26 , said animal being a cat.
30. The method of claim 26 , said composition being a moist composition having a moisture content of at least about 75% by weight.
31. The method of claim 26 , said composition being a dry composition having a moisture content of less than about 12% by weight.
32. The method of claim 26 , said composition being a semi-dry composition having a moisture content of about 15-35% by weight.