PET FOOD COMPOSITION

• US 20100304003A1
• Filed: 12/22/2008
• Published: 12/02/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 12/21/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Inke Paetau-Robinson, Kim Friesen, Ryan Yamka
• Original Assignee: Inke Paetau-Robinson, Kim Friesen, Ryan Yamka
• Inventors: Yamka, Ryan, Paetau-Robinson, Inke, Friesen, Kim
• Application Number:
  US12/679,155
• Publication Number:
  US 20100304003A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 426/656
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/142 Amino acids; Derivatives thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/147 Polymeric derivatives, e.g. peptides or proteins
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/158 Fatty acids; Fats; Products containing oils or fats
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 20/20 Inorganic substances, e.g. oligoelements
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/20 by moulding, e.g. making cakes or briquettes
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 40/25 by extrusion
• CPC Class Codes: A23K 50/40 for carnivorous animals, e.g. cats or dogs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2002/00 Food compositions, function of food ingredients or processes for food or foodstuffs
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2200/326 having effect on cardiovascular health
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/06 Amino acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0616 Cysteine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/0628 Leucine
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1868 Docosahexaenoic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/187 Eicosapentaenoic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1872 Linoleic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1874 Linolenic acid
• CPC Class Codes: A23V 2250/1876 Long-chain fatty acids

Abstract

The present invention relates to a pet food composition having amino acids in an amount at least 7% by weight of the formulation and less than about 1% phosphorous by weight of the formulation.

Claims

1. A pet food formulation comprising a level of amino acids of at least 7% by weight of the formulation and less than about 1% phosphorus by weight of the formulation.

2. The formulation of claim 1 wherein the amino acids are selected from a group consisting of leucine, isoleucine, lysine, methionine, cystine and combinations thereof.

3. The formulation of claim 1 comprising less than about 6% ash by weight of the formulation.

4. The formulation of claim 1 comprising at least one of an n-3 fatty acid and at least one of an n-6 fatty acid.

5. The formulation of claim 4 wherein the n-3 fatty acids comprise at least one of alpha-linolenic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, docosapentaenoic acid or docosahexaenoic acid.

6. The formulation of claim 4, which contains n-6 and n-3 fatty acids in a ratio of less than about 7:

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7. The formulation of claim 4 wherein the n-3 fatty acid comprises at least one of a long chain n-3 fatty acid.

8. The pet food formulation of claim 7 wherein the long-chain n-3 fatty acids is present in an amount of about 0.2% to about 0.6% of the dietary formulation.

9. The pet food formulation of claim 8 wherein the long chain n-3 fatty acids is present in an amount of at least about 0.3% to 0.4% of the dietary formulation

10. A pet food formulation comprising at least about 3.5% leucine and at least about 0.5% cystine by weight of the formulation.