JP5486728B1 - PET GUM AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention provides a pet gum that can be stably supplied with stable quality.
A gum for pets contains at least starch and cowhide as raw materials, mixes raw materials other than cowhide and cowhide, and forms a mixture that is mixed without heating by dissolving the cowhide by heating. Manufactured by.
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Description

  The present invention relates to a pet gum to be given to a pet as a snack and a method for producing the same.

  2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, those using animal skin (mainly cowhide) as a pet gum to be given as a snack to pets are known (Patent Document 1, etc.). Such a pet gum is durable and long-lasting, and is useful for the health of teeth and gums (to remove dirt on teeth and gums) by being chewed by a pet.

  Many pet chews using cowhide are rolled into a sheet-shaped cowhide itself, or rolled into a bar shape, or the cowhide cut into strips is folded and then knotted at both ends to form a bone shape. It is. Alternatively, after the cowhide crushed into chips is mixed with a binder such as starch, the mixture is formed into a rod shape.

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  However, the following problems have arisen in recent years in pet gum using cowhide.

  First, there is a problem in that it is easy for pets to leave behind food. This is due to the recent increase in pets of small dogs and of old dogs due to longer life of pets. That is, the conventional pet gum is too hard or too large for small dogs and old dogs, and it is difficult to chew and eat them.

  Second, since natural raw materials are processed as they are, the quality (hardness, thickness, etc.) is not stable. In recent years, user needs are diversified, and such problems lead to user dissatisfaction.

  Thirdly, it is difficult to stably supply the raw cowhide. Due to the increase in the number of pets in recent years or the use of collagen extracted from cowhide, etc., the demand for cowhide is increasing, and the cowhide is constantly in short supply. Furthermore, the raw material of cowhide, which is a raw material, becomes even more difficult to procure when the occurrence of BSE or the spread of livestock infectious diseases such as foot-and-mouth disease occurs.

  Moreover, although there exists a pet gum in which cowhide pulverized into chips is mixed with a binder such as starch, it cannot be said that it is strong and long-lasting because it is easily broken by chewing.

  This invention is made | formed in view of said problem, and it aims at providing the gum for pets which can be stably supplied with stable quality.

  In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the pet gum of the present invention contains at least starch and cowhide as raw materials, and the raw materials other than cowhide and cowhide are mixed and heated to dissolve the cowhide so that the original pattern remains almost unchanged. It is characterized by forming a mixed mixture.

  According to said structure, the mixture in which the melt | dissolved cowhide was mixed with starch etc. can be easily shape | molded, and can manufacture the gum for pets with stable quality (hardness, thickness, etc.). Compared to conventional pet chew mixed with starch and other binders, cow skin crushed into chips has the advantage of being durable and long-lasting and having a high function of removing dirt from teeth and gums. is there.

  Moreover, the hardness of pet gum can be adjusted by arbitrarily changing the blending ratio of starch and cowhide, and pet gum that is easy to eat for small dogs and old dogs can be produced.

  Furthermore, since raw materials other than cowhide are supplied stably, stable supply is possible as compared with conventional pet gums made only of cowhide.

  Moreover, the said gum for pets can be set as the structure containing at least one of a moisturizer and a thickener as another raw material.

  According to said structure, the hardness of pet gum can be adjusted by setting the mixture ratio of a moisturizer and a thickener arbitrarily. Further, if the hardness of the pet gum is adjusted by the blending ratio of the moisturizing agent and the thickener, it does not have a great influence on the pet's palatability.

  In addition, the method for producing a pet gum of the present invention comprises a step of stirring and mixing a raw material containing at least starch and cowhide, and stirring the heated and mixed raw material while heating, whereby the cowhide is dissolved and is almost the original pattern. The method includes a step of producing a mixture mixed without stopping and a step of forming the mixture.

  The pet gum of the present invention can adjust the hardness of the pet gum, and can produce an easy-to-eat pet gum for small dogs and old dogs.

  In addition, it is possible to produce a pet gum having a stable quality (hardness, thickness, etc.), and to provide an effect that a stable supply is possible as compared with a conventional pet gum made only of cowhide.

It is a flowchart which shows the manufacturing process of the gum for pets concerning embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the manufacturing apparatus of the pet gum which concerns on embodiment of this invention. (A)-(d) is a figure which shows the example of an external appearance of the gum for pets concerning embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail. The pet gum according to the present embodiment (hereinafter referred to as “the present gum”) can be manufactured by greatly reducing the blending ratio of cowhide compared to the conventional pet gum that uses cowhide as the main raw material.

  This gum can be manufactured using starch, cowhide, etc. as a raw material, and furthermore, since the blending ratio of cowhide can be changed within a large range, stable supply can be achieved by reducing the blending ratio of cowhide. Table 1 below shows a preferable range of the mixing ratio of each raw material in the gum. Moreover, the actual compounding rate shown in Table 1 shows an example of the compounding rate when actually producing gum.

  In the present gum, starch is used as a main raw material, and the blending ratio is preferably 10 to 85%. Examples of the starch include potato starch, corn starch, tapioca starch, wheat starch, and the like, and pets with high palatability can be used.

  The blending ratio of cowhide is preferably set in the range of 5 to 85%, and a product with stable hardness and shape can be made while reducing the blending ratio of cowhide. Moreover, in this gum, the compounding ratio of cowhide can be a low compounding ratio of 50% or less with respect to the whole raw material. The blending ratio of cowhide affects the moldability and hardness of the gum.

  In the present gum, it is preferable to add a humectant, cellulose, thickener and preservative as additives. The humectant affects the moisture retention (water content) and hardness of the gum. Cellulose and a thickener affect the moldability and hardness of the gum. Preservatives are added to maintain the quality of the present application. Examples of the humectant include propylene glycol, glycerin, sorbitol, sodium lactate and the like. Thickeners include thickening polysaccharides such as guar gum, xanthan gum and carrageenan. Examples of cellulose include cellulose itself and okara containing a large amount of fiber.

  Examples of other additives include fragrances, meats, potatoes, fruits, extracts, and functional materials. In addition, coloring agents may be used for visual differentiation and gorgeousness.

  Then, the manufacturing process of this gum is demonstrated with reference to FIG.1 and FIG.2. FIG. 1 is a flowchart showing the manufacturing process of the present gum, and FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a configuration example of the manufacturing apparatus of the present gum.

  In this gum, pulverized dry cowhide is used as the raw cowhide. In step S1 of FIG. 1, a water reconstitution process is performed on the dried cowhide. Next, starch, cowhide, and other raw materials are weighed and mixed (step S2). Mixing of the weighed raw materials is performed by a hopper 10 shown in FIG.

  The raw materials to be mixed in the hopper 10 are conveyed by a predetermined amount to the extruder 11 and subjected to processing such as heating, molding, and extrusion (step S3). The extruder 11 has a uniaxial or biaxial stirring and mixing means and a heating means, and is an apparatus that can be heated and dissolved uniformly by pressurizing and heating the mixed raw material.

  That is, in the manufacturing process of the present gum, the mixed raw material is stirred while being pressurized and heated by the extruder 11, so that the cowhide which is one of the raw materials is dissolved, and the shape of the raw material is changed to another raw material with almost no shape. Mix. Cowhide is easily dissolved in the treatment with the extruder 11 because most of its components are gelatinous.

  The extruder 11 has a plurality of barrels, and the raw material can be heated under different temperature conditions in each barrel. Here, as an example, the extruder 11 has C2 to C8 barrels, and the temperature conditions in each barrel are shown in Table 2 below.

  A die 11a is provided at the injection port of the extruder 11, and a mixture in which raw materials are uniformly mixed can be extruded with an arbitrary cross-sectional shape.

  Moreover, it is possible to perform various secondary shaping | molding as needed with respect to the mixture extruded from the extruder 11 (step S4). As the secondary forming here, for example, it is conceivable to twist the mixture extruded in a bar shape into a twist shape, or to extrude it into a sheet shape and perform a bending process.

  The mixture extruded from the extruder 11 or further mixed with the secondary molding is primarily cooled by the cooling device 12 (step S5). The temperature of the mixture when extruded from the extruder 11 is about 60 ° C. to 80 ° C., but is cooled to 30 ° C. to 40 ° C. by this primary cooling.

  The primary cooled mixture is cut into a predetermined length by the cutting device 13 (step S6). When the mixture sent to the cutting device 13 is a sheet, it may be cut to a predetermined width here. The cut mixture is then subjected to (secondary) cooling and drying steps to complete the gum. Or in order to manufacture this gum of a more complicated shape, you may give the further shaping | molding process with respect to the cut mixture.

  Then, some examples of the shape of this gum are shown in Drawing 3 (a)-(d).

  The gum shown in FIG. 3 (a) is in the form of a roll stick, and is formed into a rod shape by winding the mixture formed in an elongated sheet shape obliquely. The present gum shown in FIG. 3 (b) is obtained by folding a mixture formed in a strip shape and then knotting both ends to form a bone shape. The gum shown in FIG. 3 (c) is formed in a twisted shape by adding a twist to a mixture extruded into a rod shape so that the cross section becomes a square or star shape. The gum shown in FIG. 3 (d) is formed by winding a mixture formed in a thin and wide sheet shape into a rod shape. In addition to these, it is also possible to form a shoe-type or slipper-type main gum by sewing a mixture cut into an arbitrary shape.

  As described above, the gum for pets according to the present embodiment is formed by mixing a raw material other than cowhide and cowhide and mixing the mixture without heating and the cowhide is dissolved by heating. It is. A mixture obtained by mixing dissolved cowhide into starch or the like can be easily molded, and a pet gum with stable quality (hardness, thickness, etc.) can be produced. Compared to conventional pet chew mixed with starch and other binders, cow skin crushed into chips has the advantage of being durable and long-lasting and having a high function of removing dirt from teeth and gums. is there.

  Moreover, the hardness of pet gum can be adjusted by arbitrarily changing the blending ratio of starch and cowhide, and pet gum that is easy to eat for small dogs and old dogs can be produced.

  Furthermore, since raw materials other than cowhide are supplied stably, stable supply is possible as compared with conventional pet gums made only of cowhide. Further, if the blending ratio of cowhide is lowered (for example, 50% or less), a more stable supply becomes possible.

  Moreover, it is preferable that the pet gum which concerns on this Embodiment contains a moisturizer and a thickener as another raw material. That is, by arbitrarily setting the mixing ratio of the humectant and the thickener, the hardness of the pet gum can be adjusted, and a pet gum that is easy to eat even for small dogs and old dogs can be produced. . When the hardness of pet gum is adjusted by the blending ratio of starch and cowhide, it greatly affects the palatability of pets. On the other hand, if the hardness of the pet gum is adjusted by the blending ratio of the moisturizing agent and the thickener, it does not greatly affect the palatability of the pet. .

  The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made within the scope shown in the claims.

10 Hopper 11 Extruder 11a Die 12 Cooling device 13 Cutting device

Claims (3)

Contains at least starch and cowhide as raw materials,
Gum for pets, which is a mixture of cowhide and ingredients other than cowhide, and the mixture is mixed with heating to dissolve the cowhide and keep it almost intact. The pet gum according to claim 1,
A pet gum characterized by containing at least one of a humectant and a thickener as a raw material other than cowhide. Stirring and mixing raw materials containing at least starch and cowhide;
A step of producing a mixture in which the cowhide is melted and mixed without substantially retaining the original shape by stirring while stirring the raw material mixed with stirring.
The manufacturing method of the pet gum including the process of shape | molding the said mixture.

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