摘要 |
A formulation and process to produce a pet food or treat that has been reshaped to various sizes and shapes such as strips, pellets, sheets, etc., from the addition of a number of raw ingredients which were mixed and heated and fused together to form a continuous matrix which remains flexible and non-brittle at low moistures of 20-40%, water activity of 0.30-0.65, and having a low glass transition compound as the major adhesive component of the matrix, thus being stable at minimum or no packaging atmosphere at room temperature is herein described. The process is carried out in a twin-screw, self-wiping, corotating and intermeshing extruder. |