US 11,751,583 B2
Pet food composition and method of making pet food composition comprising enhanced levels of resistant starch
Matthew Jackson, Topeka, KS (US); Christopher Waldy, Maple Hill, KS (US); Dennis Jewell, Lawrence, KS (US); and Eden Ephraim, Lawrence, KS (US)
Assigned to Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US)
Appl. No. 16/769,465
Filed by Hill's Pet Nutrition, Inc., Topeka, KS (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 5, 2017, PCT No. PCT/US2017/064677
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 3, 2020,
PCT Pub. No. WO2019/112562, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0186056 A1, Jun. 24, 2021
Int. Cl. A23K 20/163 (2016.01); A23K 40/25 (2016.01); A23K 50/40 (2016.01); A23K 10/30 (2016.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/718 (2006.01)
CPC A23K 20/163 (2016.05) [A23K 10/30 (2016.05); A23K 40/25 (2016.05); A23K 50/40 (2016.05); A61K 9/0056 (2013.01); A61K 31/718 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
 
1. An extruded pet food composition comprising resistant starch in an amount of about 7% to about 30%, by weight based on the total weight of the extruded pet food composition, wherein the extruded pet food composition is a kibble, and wherein a source of the resistance starch is at least one of whole corn and brewers rice.