PET FOOD COMPOSITION HAVING PROBIOTIC BIFIDOBACTERIUM ANIMALIS
A probiotic coated kibble having internal glycerin.
1 . A coated kibble comprising:
a kibble;
a coating on the kibble comprising a fat;
a coating on the kibble comprising a probiotic;
wherein the kibble comprises internal glycerin.
2 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the probiotic comprises Bifidobacterium animalis.
3 . The coated kibble of claim 2 , wherein the Bifidobacterium animalis has a 16s-23s intergenic polynucleotide sequence having at least 93% homology with the sequence according to SEQ ID NO. 1.
4 . The coated kibble of claim 2 , wherein following incubation at 25° C. for one month there is a less than about 0.1 log loss of Bifidobacterium animalis.
5 . The coated kibble of claim 4 , wherein the incubation is in a desiccator.
6 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the coated kibble comprises from about 1% to about 20% internal glycerin.
7 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the coated kibble comprises from about 10 6 cfu/g to about 10 8 cfu/g Bifidobacterium animalis.
8 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the water activity level was from about 0.1 to about 0.3.
9 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the fat is applied as a first coating and the probiotic as a second coating.
10 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the fat coating present in an amount from about 1% to about 15% by weight of the total coated kibble.
11 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the coated kibble has a “softness” value from about 1 kgf/cm 2 to about 9 kgf/cm 2 .
12 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the coated kibble comprises a prebiotic.
13 . The coated kibble of claim 1 , wherein the coated kibble comprises a third coating.
14 . The coated kibble of claim 13 , wherein the third coating comprises a palatant.
15 . The coated kibble of claim 14 , wherein the palatant is a flavor component which could be dry or liquid.
16 . A method for producing a coated kibble comprising:
a. extruding a kibble having internal glycerin; and
b. coating the kibble with Bifidobacterium animalis.
17 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the kibble is coated with fat.
18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the fat is coated before the Bifidobacterium animalis is coated.
19 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the kibble is coated with from about 10 6 cfu/g to about 10 8 cfu/g of Bifidobacterium animalis.
20 . The method of claim 16 , wherein the coated kibble comprises from about 1% to about 20% internal glycerin.