Natural collagen pet chew and nutrient and flavor agent delivery method
View Patent ↗A method of producing an enriched, natural collagen pet chew by means of vacuum sealing impregnation technology to add nutrients, flavoring, and/or anti-microbial agents to a natural, but demineralized, canine bone chew. A pet mastication article is soaked in acetic acid to reveal a flexible, chewable collagen structure. After the collagen structure is soaked and rinsed, nutrients and other agents are infused into the porous structure of the bone by means of vacuum impregnation.
1. A method of producing a pet mastication article comprising the steps of:
placing natural bone material into a solution of acetic acid;
soaking said bone material until calcium and other minerals are removed, wherein only a natural collagen structure is substantially left;
applying an enriching agent to said pet mastication article; and,
vacuum sealing said enriching agent to said pet mastication article through micro-pores formed in said pet mastication article.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said enriching agent is a dietary vitamin.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said enriching agent is a dietary mineral.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said enriching agent is an anti-microbial agent to combat microbial agents that cause disease and illness.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said enriching agent is a flavor enhancer.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said soaking is accomplished in a bath of a liquid comprising flavoring, supplements and preservatives such that said bone expands and bloats in water to expose said micropores that said minerals used to occupy.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of soaking said demineralized bone in a gel fluid to hold said enriching agent in place.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of spinning excess material and air off said bone before packaging.
9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising a step of oven drying said bone before packaging.
10. A pet mastication article manufactured by the method of claim 1 .
11. A method of producing a pet mastication article comprising the steps of:
placing natural bone material into a solution of acetic acid;
soaking said bone material until calcium and other minerals are removed, wherein only a natural collagen structure is substantially left;
applying an enriching agent to said pet mastication article; and,
soaking said demineralized bone in a gel fluid to hold said enriching agent to said pet mastication article through micro-pores formed in said pet mastication article.
12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a step of spinning excess material and air off said bone before packaging.
13. The method of claim 11 , further comprising a step of oven drying said bone before packaging.
14. A pet mastication article manufactured by the method of claim 11 .