Inventors:
Ellis Liu - Highlands Ranch CO, US
Ted Lengwin - Englewood CO, US
Wallace H. Kunerth - Parker CO, US
Jeffrey Smith - Parker CO, US
James M. Quarles - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Assignee:
Penford Food Corporation - Englewood CO
International Classification:
A23K 1/18
US Classification:
426658, 426104, 426637, 426635, 426512, 426805
Abstract:
The invention provide methods and materials for producing nutritious pet chews comprising an edible thermoplastic comprising from 45 to 80 wt. % starch selected from one or more potato and non-potato starches wherein said starch comprises at least 28% amylose as determined by size exclusion chromatography if less than 50% of said starch is potato starch or at least 20% amylose as determined by size exclusion chromatography if greater than or equal to 50% of said starch is potato starch; from 5 to 25 wt. % plasticizer; 2% to 15 wt % of a humectant and from 5 to 25 wt. % water.