JP2006020592A - Pet food - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide pet food of high protein and low calorie, intended for improving snapping of pets. <P>SOLUTION: The pet food has as the raw material a food material and seasoning. The food material as the main raw material comprises granular soybean protein or granular soybean protein and vegetable food without containing animal meat. The seasoning as the auxiliary material is seasoning liquid having flavor of animal meat. The food material and the seasoning are mixed and cooked to soak the seasoning liquid into the soybean protein. The cooked soybean protein has flavor of animal meat and a mass-like state with elasticity. The cooked food material and seasoning are retort feed seal-packaged, compressed and heat-sterilized. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to a feed for pets such as dogs and cats, and pet food.

  Many pet foods on the market are mainly made of animal meat such as beef and chicken. Animal meat is high protein but also high in calories. The high protein content is favorable for pet health, but the high calorie content causes pet obesity and illness.

  Therefore, high protein and low calorie soybeans are attracting attention. Soybean is also said to be meat in the field and replaces animal meat. Pet food made from soy was considered.

  The pet food disclosed in Patent Document 1 grinds soybeans, adds wheat flour and a taste agent to the pet food, kneads them, puts the dough into a mold, heats it, and makes it granular or biscuit. The whole soybean is used as a raw material.

  The pet food disclosed in Patent Document 2 is heated and compressed while kneading raw materials containing beef, soy protein, defatted soybean, wheat flour, starch, etc., and then cooled and shaped into a round bar shape. . The raw material is soybean protein, defatted soybean and beef.

  The pet food disclosed in Patent Document 3 is formed into a hard round bar shape by molding a raw material containing corn starch, soybean protein and water by applying heat and pressure with an injection molding machine. Also used as a pet toy.

Registered Utility Model No. 3034883 JP-A-9-313113 JP 11-98964 A

  The pet food disclosed in Patent Document 1 uses soybean as the main ingredient including all components including the “okara” component. Soybean seeds consist of three parts: seed coat, cotyledon and embryo. Protein is abundant in cotyledons. Therefore, when the whole soybean is used as the main raw material, the proportion of the soybean protein in the main raw material is lower than when the soybean protein separated from the soybean is used as the main raw material.

  The pet food disclosed in Patent Document 2 uses the same amount of soy protein and beef as main ingredients. If not only soy protein but also beef are included in the main ingredients, the effect of correcting the high calories of the main ingredients will be reduced. Although defatted soybeans are also included in the raw material, defatted soybeans contain little protein.

  The toy and pet food of Patent Document 3 is so hard that the pet can chew and play. It is a snack between pets, but difficult to eat. Moreover, the ratio of corn starch in a raw material is high, and the ratio of soybean protein is low.

[Idea for solving problems]
1) Pet food is made from soybean protein instead of animal meat for the health of pets. I gave soy protein to my pet. However, pets did not want to eat soy protein.

  Soy protein is commercially available not only in powder form but also in granular form. Granular soybean protein is a powdered soybean protein that has been processed into a grain and processed into grains. This granular soy protein is easier to eat than the powdery one. The pets were given that granular soy protein, but they didn't want to eat. The bite is bad.

  Until now, pets have been eating pet foods made mainly of animal meat. So, in order to meet the pet's taste, soy protein was conceived to be seasoned to the flavor of animal meat.

  2) Granular soybean protein has a low moisture content and is not rich in elasticity. It is bulky and not easy for pets to eat. Therefore, in order to make it easier for pets to eat and to match the taste of pets, it was devised to impregnate the granular soy protein with a flavoring liquid of animal meat.

  Granular soy protein soaks into the flavor of animal meat and soaks into the flavor of animal meat, and the moisture content increases and expands, giving it an elastic, moist mass like animal flesh. become. I gave my pet soy protein. The pet happily ate. The bite was very good.

1) The raw materials are ingredients and seasonings, and the main ingredients are animal soy, granular soy protein or granular soy protein and vegetable foods. It is a seasoning liquid with the flavor of animal meat,
Ingredients and seasonings are mixed and cooked, and the soy protein is soaked with the seasoning liquid. And pet food.

2) In the above pet food,
The cooked food and seasoning are retort feed that is hermetically packaged and sterilized under pressure and heat.

  The main ingredient is a soy protein or soy protein and vegetable food, which does not contain animal meat. High protein and low calorie. Good for pet health. Soy protein is soaked with seasoning liquid and has the flavor of animal meat and is an elastic lump. Good pet eating.

[First example (steak)]
The pet food of this example is a beef-flavored or chicken-flavored steak. Ingredients are ingredients and seasonings.

  The main ingredient is granular soy protein. Does not contain animal foods such as animal meat. Granular soybean protein is obtained by extracting and separating protein from soybean and processing it. In this example, the granular specific shape is a plate piece. The soybean protein in the examples is “granular soybean protein” manufactured and sold by Fuji Protein Technology Co., Ltd., and the trade name “Fujinic”. The water content is 10% or less, and the content (dry weight ratio) of soybean protein is about 55 to 65%.

  The seasoning of the auxiliary material is a seasoning liquid having beef flavor or chicken flavor. The beef-flavored seasoning liquid contains beef extract. The seasoning liquid with chicken flavor contains chicken extract. Other ingredients of the seasoning liquid are starch, sugar, yeast extract, bonito extract, kombu extract, malt extract, chicken liver, soy sauce, rice fermented seasoning, mirin-style seasoning, beef muscle, chicken oil and flavoring. This includes animal foods such as chicken liver and beef muscle, but they are in small quantities.

  The plate-like soy protein as a food and the beef flavor or chicken flavor seasoning as a seasoning are weighed, put in a predetermined amount into a sealed steam kettle, mixed, and cooked.

  The cooked soybean protein is soaked with a seasoning liquid about 2-3 times its own weight. It is seasoned with the soaking of the seasoning liquid and has a beef flavor or chicken flavor. In addition, the moisture content increases due to the absorption of the seasoning liquid and expands several times, resulting in a moist and elastic lump, specifically in the form of a plate or meat. Cooked soy protein is like beef or chicken meat pieces, steak. The cooked soybean protein of the example is in the form of a piece of meat having a thickness of about 0.5 to 1 cm and a diameter or size of about 3 to 5 cm.

  The cooked soy protein and seasoning liquid, ie, the steak of the pet food, is sealed and packaged by filling a predetermined amount in a pouch of a hermetic packaging bag, and sterilized by heating with a retort sterilizer. Retort pouch feed. Can be stored for long periods at room temperature.

  The retort pouch pet food is opened by opening the retort pouch, serving the pet food like dogs and cats on a plate or bowl. Pets eat happily. This pet food is high in protein and low in calories. Good for pet health.

[Second example (stew)]
The pet food of this example is a beef-flavored or chicken-flavored stew. Ingredients are ingredients and seasonings.

  The main ingredients are granular soy protein and vegetable food. Does not contain animal foods such as animal meat. Granular soybean protein is the same as in the first example. However, the granular specific shape is granular in this example. Plant foods are potatoes, carrots, corn and green peas. Dice potatoes and carrots.

  The seasoning of the auxiliary material is a seasoning liquid having beef flavor or chicken flavor. The same as in the first example.

  Granular soybean protein, dice-shaped potatoes and carrots, bean-shaped corn and green peas, and beef-flavored or chicken-flavored seasoning liquids are weighed and put in a sealed steam kettle and mixed. Cook.

  The cooked soybean protein is soaked with a seasoning liquid about 2-3 times its own weight. It is seasoned with the soaking of the seasoning liquid and has a beef flavor or chicken flavor. In addition, the moisture content is increased by absorption of the seasoning liquid and expands several times, resulting in a moist and elastic lump, specifically granular or small pieces. The cooked soy protein is like a grain or piece of beef or chicken meat. The cooked soybean protein of the example is in the form of small pieces of meat having a diameter or size of 1 cm or less. Cooked potatoes, carrots, corn and green peas are similar to those in human stews.

  A cooked soybean protein, vegetable food and seasoning liquid, that is, a pet food stew, is filled in a pouch with a predetermined amount, hermetically packaged, and sterilized by heating with a retort sterilizer. A retort pouch feed suitable for long-term storage at room temperature.

  The pet food of the retort pouch is fed to pets such as dogs and cats in the same manner as in the first example. Pets eat happily. This pet food is high in protein and low in calories.

[Third example (meat potato)]
The pet food of this example is a beef-flavored or chicken-flavored meat potato. Ingredients are ingredients and seasonings.

  The main ingredients are granular soy protein and vegetable food. Does not contain animal foods such as animal meat. Granular soybean protein is the same as in the first example. However, the granular specific shape is flakes in this example. Plant foods are potatoes, carrots, corn, green peas and konjac. Dice potatoes and carrots. Konjac is thread-like and cut short.

  The seasoning of the auxiliary material is a seasoning liquid having beef flavor or chicken flavor. The same as in the first example.

  Flaky soybean protein, dice-shaped potato and carrot, bean-shaped corn and green peas, short thread-like konjac, and beef-flavored or chicken-flavored seasoning liquid are weighed into a sealed steam kettle. Add, mix and cook.

  The cooked soybean protein is soaked with a seasoning liquid about 2-3 times its own weight. It is seasoned with the soaking of the seasoning liquid and has a beef flavor or chicken flavor. In addition, the moisture content is increased by absorption of the seasoning liquid and expands several times, resulting in a moist and elastic lump, specifically thin pieces and flakes. Cooked soy protein appears to be a thin piece, flakes of beef or chicken meat. The cooked soybean protein of the example is in the form of a piece of meat having a size of 1 cm or less. Cooked potatoes, carrots, corn, green peas and konjac are almost the same as in human meat potatoes.

  The cooked soybean protein, vegetable food and seasoning liquid, that is, the meat potato of the pet food are filled in a pouch and hermetically packaged, and sterilized by heating with a retort sterilizer. It is a retort pouch feed for long-term storage at room temperature.

  The feeding method of giving the pet food of the retort pouch to the pet is the same as in the first example. Good pet eating. This pet food is high in protein and low in calories.

[Modification]
1) In the above embodiment, the pet food is beef-flavored or chicken-flavored. Instead of the beef-flavored or chicken-flavored seasoning liquid, the pork-flavored seasoning liquid is used to make the pork flavor. Or make it the flavor of meat from other animals.
2) In the above embodiment, the pet food is steak, stew or meat jaguar, but the animal meat is boiled with vegetable food. Animal meat is beef, chicken or pork, and soy protein is substituted. Plant foods are made from vegetables such as potatoes and carrots. Or other cooking items.

Claims (2)

The raw materials are ingredients and seasonings, the main ingredients are animal soy and are granular soy protein or granular soy protein and vegetable foods. It is a seasoning liquid with meat flavor,
Ingredients and seasonings are mixed and cooked, and the soy protein is soaked with the seasoning liquid. And pet food.   2. The pet food according to claim 1, wherein the cooked food and seasoning are retort feed that is hermetically packaged and sterilized under pressure and heat.