| 摘要 |
Disclosed is a "Pet Food Formulation System" (PFFS) that promotes weight loss in pets consuming ad libitum or in controlled rations. The PFFS comprises jojoba meal (JM) in the form of whole fat jojoba seed flour (WFJSF), expeller pressed jojoba seed meal, and/or solvent extracted jojoba seed meal, in combination with simmondsin concentrate (SC) and jojoba oil (JO). Disclosed combinations are designed to both reduce the quantity of pet food consumed by the pet and at the same time reduce the level of calories contributed by the food that is consumed. Simmondsin concentrate and the natural simmondsin content of jojoba meal contained in a pet food for consumption by either dogs or cats serves to reduce pet appetite and, therefore, the amount of food that the pet is inclined to consume. The reduced food consumption is not due to reduced acceptability of the food by the pet, rather by operation of reduced appetite produced by the simmondsin in the pet food formulation. |
