Dusted animal food
View Patent ↗A dusted pet food kibble and a process for dusting a pet food kibble comprising providing a pet food kibble in the form of a core matrix, providing a powder comprising a first component that can comprise an active ingredient, such as Probiotic microorganism particles, and dusting the powder onto the pet food kibble to form a dusted kibble. The dusting can occur substantially free of a binder. An animal feed comprising a kibble in the form of a core dusted with active ingredients.
1. A dusted pet food kibble comprising:
A kibble consisting of a core matrix comprising gelatinized starch dried to a water activity of 0.1 or less, said matrix being dusted with powder containing Probiotic microorganisms that are not yeast;
wherein the powder has a particle size of less than about 75 microns;
wherein the powder is free of a binder that causes the powder to stick to the surface of the kibble;
wherein the kibble comprises less than 12% water content;
wherein the activity level of the Probiotic is at least about 10 5 CFU/g of kibble; and
wherein the pet food kibble has an endurance factor of between about 0.0001 and about 1.
2. The dusted pet food kibble of claim 1 wherein the kibble has an endurance factor between about 0.1 and 0.001.
3. The dusted pet food kibble of claim 1 wherein the powder further contains ascorbic acid.
4. The dusted pet food kibble of claim 1 and wherein the powder comprises between about 1 gram per 10,000,000 grams of kibble to about 1 gram per 10 grams of kibble.
5. The dusted pet food kibble of claim 1 and wherein the kibble surface area is between about 4 m 2 /9 L and about 6 m 2 /9 L.