Coated, dry pet food

摘要

A dried pet food in the form of a pellet. The pellet has a core of a thermally gelatinised starch matrix covered an outer glossy coating. The glossy coating is such that the mean reflectance of the top 5 % of reflectance scores is at least 70 % of the maximum. The coating may be saccharide based. The pet food has high palatability despite the coating and is not greasy or sticky to the touch.