Method for preparing Soft Food for Pets and humid, dense and Chewy with Elastic structure

摘要

DENSE ELASTIC SOFT MOIST PET FOOD PRODUCT AND PROCESS OF PRODUCING THE SAME This invention relates to a soft moist pet food product having a dense, elastic structure and a process for producing the same. The product is formulated from a proteinaceous farinaceous mixture having a level of farinaceous component of at least about 40% by weight of the pet food product, typically 60 to 85% by weight of the pet food product. The moisture content is adjusted to a level sufficient to extrude the mixture and extruded under conditions of elevated temperature and pressure sufficient to convert the mixture to a thermoplastic or flowable state. The mixture while in a flowable condition is extruded through a restricted orifice into a confinement zone and confined while in a flowable state. The mixture in this condition is injected into a compression zone wherein the mixture is cooled to a product temperature of about 100 - 180.degree.F, compressed and formed into a product having a dense elastic structure.