Inventors:
Timothy Allen Miller - Ferguson MO
Carlo J. Hansen - Waterloo IL
Assignee:
Ralston Purina Company - St. Louis MO
International Classification:
A23G 100
Abstract:
A simulated bone of improved hardness and color is provided having as a structural matrix a white, unpuffed farinaceous mixture, in which the fat content of the matrix is controlled to below about 7% by weight, and the moisture content to between about 5 and 12% by weight thereby imparting a shear value to the matrix which is greater than 250 pounds.