| 摘要 |
<p>PROCESS FOR PREPARING A DOG FOOD OF IMPROVED ACCEPTABILITY The objects of the present invention are to provide a process for preparing a dog food of improved acceptability and the product of that process. Dog foods, no matter how nutritious, must be palatable for the dogs to receive the proper nutrition. This invention provides an improved process for preparing a dog food wherein a proteolytic enzyme selected from the group consisting of ficin, trypsin, papain, pepsin and bromelain, and mixtures of these is used to enzymatically treat a proteinaceous component of the dog food sufficiently for it to release free amino nitrogen such that the total dog food composition will be significantly preferred by dogs. The process is applicable to the production of dry, intermediate-moisture, and canned dog food products.</p> |
