WO2021184100A1

WO2021184100A1 - Plant-fiber particulate matter obtained using an extrusion process to obtain food-safety dietary supplements for livestock and/or pets

Info

Publication number: WO2021184100A1
Application number: PCT/BR2021/050114
Authority: WO
Inventors: Alberto Samaia Neto
Original assignee: Alberto Samaia Neto
Priority date: 2020-03-19
Filing date: 2021-03-19
Publication date: 2021-09-23
Also published as: BR102020005474A2

Abstract

The present invention relates to food-safety dietary supplements (S1), (S2) and (S3), obtained using an extrusion process from plant fibers of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) and industrial waste, and also various grain and cereal crops intended for human consumption, obtained from human discards or otherwise, or other fibers obtained from algae, yeast, enzymes and additives more specifically. Said food-safety dietary supplements (S1), (S2) and (S3) belong to the field of feed products for livestock and/or pets with food safety functions, and more specifically acting as a food additive to ensure proper function of the digestive system such as prebiotics with micro-toxin absorption, among other functions with a ratio of insoluble-to-soluble fibers greater than 60%.

Description

"VEGETABLE FIBERS PARTICULATED BY EXTRUSION PROCESS TO OBTAIN NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS TO INCREASE SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS."

TECHNICAL FIELD

[01] This invention deals with nutritional supplements for food safety obtained by the extrusion process of vegetable fibers of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) and industrial residues, as well as various cultures of grains and cereals for human consumption, originating or not from human waste or other fibers from algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives more specifically; said nutritional supplements belong to the field of food products for farm and/or domestic animals with food safety functions, more precisely acting as a food additive for the proper functioning of the digestive system as a prebiotic, as a mycotoxin adsorbent, among other functions with a insoluble/soluble fiber ratio greater than 60%.

FUNDAMENTALS OF THE TECHNIQUE

[02] The issue of production or domestic animal welfare, of the type of intensive breeding, causes a growing social concern, since society requires an ethical and acceptable production system. Therefore, many variants must be controlled by producers, from the correct temperature in the production environment, through hygiene, biological control and others, to the conditions of the feed provided, which must be free of contaminants that can generate various symptoms, such as diet rejection, drop in productive and reproductive performance, among others. As a rule, the producer only notices the contamination of the feed when the first symptoms appear in the animals. By contamination, one can consider the need to use antibiotics to combat bacteria and fungi, the presence of mycotoxins and others.

[03] Namely, mycotoxins are substances produced by fungi and that cause toxic effects in animals and humans. The presence of fungi in food and its consequent toxicity has been known for a long time, but the issue has received more attention in recent decades, as mycotoxins result in losses significant economic benefits for breeders, as they affect the health of the animals, reduce productivity and may even lead to the death of infected animals.

[04] In order to know if the contamination is by mycotoxins and which one is acting in the feed, for example if by macroscopic (mushrooms), if by parasites or by storage with low moisture content or in inappropriate conditions, it is necessary that the producer send a sample of the food to a specialized laboratory, generating cost and lead time for the response. Another form of diagnosis is through the necropsy of the most infected animals. During this period it is recommended that the producer change all the feed supplied to the animals. However, this is not the case, as this action is economically impractical. In order to alleviate the problems, the producer chooses to use adsorbent products, since the elimination of mycotoxins with the use of the adsorbent occurs through feces and urine. However, in addition to the cost on the productive scale, the adsorbent will not cause animals to produce more than they would if they did not ingest contaminated feed, but it will prevent these animals from continuing to produce below expectations.

[05] Namely, adsorbents act as a kind of magnet that attracts mycotoxins. This process takes place within the animal's digestive system, preventing absorption of the mycotoxin. Adsorbents have a large surface area and specific molecules to bind to mycotoxins, neutralizing them and carrying them out of the animal's body. But when purchasing a product of the adsorbent type in the market, it is necessary to verify that it will not "snatch" vitamins and drugs from the animal's body.

[06] For Professor Jânio Santúrio, from the University of Santa Maria (RS), the adsorbent is a useful and good tool for certain situations, especially when there is no technical and quality control over the feed or input, both at the time of purchase and storage. But, obviously, it adds cost to production", he warns.

[07] Therefore, and considering that animal feed costs vary between 40 to 60% of the total cost of production and profit, an adequate nutritional planning avoids unnecessary expenses and favors the profitability of the activity. STATE OF TECHNIQUE

[08] The Applicant, a traditional producer of products for animal management, has developed a technology for the production of an extruded fiber nutritional formulation that can be integrated into the production of feed for production animals, such as poultry, swine, horses and others, and, also, for domestic animals, such as dogs and cats. The technology and totally new formulations are based on a practical and efficient process through which the producer visualizes an improvement in the use of the foods contained in the final product, with gains in digestibility, consequently increasing the efficiency of the rational use of nutritional resources with these species, as well as obtaining above-average returns and ensuring greater profit. Such technology can be seen in paragraphs of ^the patent documents. BR1020150288816, BR1020150288824, BR1320160266059, BR1020180060287 and BR1320180115889.

[09] Database searches revealed other documents related to the topic, such as document MX2018004570 (GARZA) which deals with a formulation and method to obtain a feed for ruminants, which is preferably made from pine sawdust. Through physical conditioning for a specific size, sawdust improves its contact area for cellulolytic and hemicellulolytic microorganisms at the ruminal level and, therefore, its digestibility; then, in a chemical process, the lignin contained in the substrate is reduced, helping also with digestibility.

[10] The document US 20080187574 (HOLLIDAY, JOHN) deals with a feed for animals with beneficial properties that is obtained by adding to a substrate one or more species of fungi of the type that excrete substances on said substrate during its growth, which are beneficial for the health, growth or weight gain of an animal or animals for which the food is intended and allows the fungus to grow and/or ferment in the substrate. Suitable substrates are cereal grains, cereal grain residues, primary agricultural products, agricultural residues and other cellulosic materials or a combination of one or more thereof.

[11] Observing the aforementioned foreign documents, as well as the Applicant's own documents, it will become clear, further on, that the documents mentioned in the paragraphs above, despite belonging to the same field of application, do not present any of the characteristics of the object now improved, thus ensuring that it meets the legal requirements of patentability.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

[12] Aiming to further optimize the technology and products developed by the Applicant to date, the extrusion process used by the Applicant, that is, it has evolved to promote the extrusion of 1 mm to 30 mm particle plant fibers in length from all species (non-starch polysaccharides), as well as algae and industrial residues and various crops of grains and cereals, allowing to obtain a nutritional supplement in the form of extruded fiber that will have from 80% to 95% of matter dry, with variable level of nutrients according to the plant species used in the process.

[13] By further optimizing the extrusion process, the extruded fiber can be taken to another stage for micronization of the extruded fibers, aiming to reduce the particle size to 1 to 10 microns.

[14] With this evolution, the nutritional supplement with such micronization, can integrate, as a raw material or food additive, rations for all species of domestic animals and animal protein production, in order to improve the prebiotic effect in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, acting as adsorbent for Mycotoxins with inclusion of 0.2% to 20%.

[15] One of the advantages observed with the use of innovative nutritional supplement is the adsorption of Mycotoxins and pathogenic microorganisms that can compromise production and contaminate food for humans.

[16] Another advantage of this nutritional supplement is that its extrusion process allows to obtain products with different constitutive and nutritional formulations, however, all with the main characteristic of being an adsorbent of Mycotoxins.

[17] Supplement 1

[18] Nutritional Supplement Micronized fiber as a source of fiber: the supplement is composed of a mixture of extruded fiber from vegetables of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) in percentages (1% to 100%), and other residues which may be included in the extruded fiber and which will function as a platform or "chassis" to receive various other ingredients, such as: algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives, industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops and bran, in the percentages of ( 0.1% to 95%). The final extruded supplement will have a final particle size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and may even be ground or micronized, with dry matter content ranging from 80% to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to the species.

[19] Supplement 2:

[20] Nutritional Supplement micronized fiber - a supplement formed by mixing two ingredients, namely: (a) Extruded fiber from vegetables of all species (non-starch polysaccharides), industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops in the percentages of (1 % to 100%) and (b) Algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives, industrial residues from various cultures of grains and cereals and bran, in percentages from (0.1% to 95%). The final extruded mixture or supplement has a particle size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and can even be ground, with dry matter content ranging from 80% to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to the species vegetables, grains, cereals and waste used.

[21] Supplements 1 and 2 are used as raw material and feed additive for rations of all species of domestic animals and animal protein production, with an inclusion of 1% to 50% depending on the animal species and production stage.

[22] Supplement 3:

[23] Nutritional Supplement micronized fiber as a mycotoxin adsorbent: The supplement is composed of micronized extruded fiber whose particles have sizes from 1 to 10 microns, aiming to increase the adsorption area of the product and improve its prebiotic function.

[24] The supplement is used as a feed additive for rations of all species of domestic animals and for the production of animal protein in order to have a prebiotic action in the gastrointestinal tract of animals, increasing the energy use content of foods in the form of volatile and adsorbing fatty acids Mycotoxins and pathogenic microorganisms with inclusion of 0.2% to 5% contributing to the production of food (animal protein) for humans without contamination.

[25] The advantages of Supplements 1, 2 and S are similar, but not the same, and show substantial evolution compared to known nutritional supplements. The difference between said supplements 1, 2 and S is based on the type of mixture to be added to the extruded vegetable fibers and, in the case of supplement S, the difference is also in the size of the micronized particle.

[26] This time, it can be said that Supplements 1, 2 and S include the following advantages for animal production, both in Brazil and in other producing countries:

(i) Due to greater digestibility, it generates less waste production with less environmental pollution;

(ii) Greater satiety with less stress and consequently better animal welfare;

(iii) Improves the functioning of the animal's gastro-intestinal tract with better homeostasis and, consequently, improvement in the animals' health;

(iv) Increases the energy utilization content of foods in the form of volatile fatty acids;

(v) Less use of antibiotics.

(vi) Adsorption of Mycotoxins and pathogenic microorganisms contributing to the production of food without contamination.

[27] Another advantage of nutritional supplements is that they meet all the rules and guidelines of Organs responsible bodies regarding the production of animal food, aiming at welfare and providing greater longevity, especially for production animals that are usually kept in confined environments. This nutritional supplement reduces flatulence, indigestion, and facilitates and improves the use of all natural and synthetic additives used in animal nutrition.

[28] All nutritional supplements now innovated allow the non-use or reduction of the use of antibiotics in animal production, avoiding or eliminating consequent residues in food for humans in the form of animal protein. [29] The nutritional supplements in question, due to the extrusion process, have their digestibility increased, promoting smaller amounts of waste to be discarded into the environment.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

[30] To complement the present description in order to obtain a better understanding of the characteristics of the present invention and in accordance with a preferential practical realization of the same, the attached description includes a set of drawings, where, in an exemplified manner, although non-limiting, the following was represented:

[31] Figure 1 represents a schematic and exemplary view of how nutritional supplements are obtained, according to the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE OBJECT

[32] The present invention refers to "PARTICULATE VEGETABLE FIBERS BY EXTRUSION PROCESS FOR OBTAINING INCREASING SAFETY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", more precisely it deals with food safety nutrients obtained through the process extrusion (10) of high concentration of vegetable fibers (FI) of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) and other food or vegetable residues (R2), aiming to compose nutrients to improve the diet, specifically aimed at animal welfare, such as like better digestibility and others.

[33] According to the present invention, the extrusion process (10) produces vegetable fibers (F2) of particles from 1 mm to 30 mm in length from all species (non-starch polysaccharides) as well as from algae and industrial waste and from various grain and cereal crops, allowing to obtain extruded fiber from 80% to 95% of dry matter, with a variable level of nutrients according to the plant species used in the process.

[34] The obtaining process includes a second step for micronization (20) of the extruded fibers (F2), aiming to obtain micronized fibers (F3) with particle size from 1 to 10 microns. [35] Nutritional supplements, derived from the extrusion process (10) and from the additional step (20), can be defined as follows:

[36] Nutritional Supplement Micronized fiber as a source of fiber (Sl): is composed of a mixture of extruded fiber from vegetables of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) in percentages (1% to 100%), and other residues that may be included in the extruded fiber (F2) and which will function as a platform or "chassis" to receive several other ingredients (Rl), such as: algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives, industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops and bran, in percentages from (0.1% to 95%). The final extruded supplement (Sl) will have a final particle size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and may even be ground or micronized, with dry matter content ranging from 80% to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to the species.

[37] Nutritional Supplement micronized fiber (S2) - formed by mixing two ingredients, namely: (a) Extruded fiber from vegetables of all species (non-starch polysaccharides), industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops in the percentages of (1% to 100%) (F2) + (Rl) and (b) Algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives, industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops and bran (R2) , in percentages from (0.1% to 95%). The final extruded mixture or supplement (S2) has a particle size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and can even be ground, with dry matter content ranging from 80% to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to with the plant species, grains, cereals and residues used.

[38] Supplements (Sl) and (S2) are used as raw material and feed additive for rations of all species of domestic animals and animal protein production with inclusion of 1% to 50% depending on the animal species and stage of production.

[39] Nutritional Supplement micronized fiber as a mycotoxin adsorbent (S3): it is composed of micronized extruded fiber (F3) whose particles have sizes from 1 to 10 microns, aiming to increase the adsorption area of the product and improve its function of prebiotic.

[40] The supplement (S3) is used as a feed additive for rations of all species of domestic animals and for the production of animal protein with objective of having prebiotic action in the gastro intestinal tract of animals, increasing the energy use content of food in the form of volatile fatty acids and adsorbing Mycotoxins and pathogenic microorganisms with an inclusion of 0.2% to 5% contributing to the production of food (animal protein) for humans without contamination.

[41] It is true that when the present invention is put into practice, modifications or adjustments may be made by the applicant with regard to certain construction and shape details, without this implying departing from the fundamental principles that are clearly substantiated in the claim frame, it being understood that the terminology used was for the purpose of description and not limitation.

Claims

1. "VEGETABLE FIBERS PARTICULATED BY EXTRUSION PROCESS FOR OBTAINING FOOD SAFETY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", more precisely deals with food safety nutrients obtained through an extrusion process (10) of high concentration of vegetable fibers (F1) of all species (non-starch polysaccharides) and other food or vegetable residues composing vegetable fibers (F2) in order to compose nutrients to improve the diet, specifically aimed at animal welfare, such as better digestibility and others; characterized in that the extruded vegetable fibers (F2) present particles of size from 1 mm to 30 mm in length from all species (non-starch polysaccharides), as well as from algae and industrial residues and from various grain and cereal crops (R1 ) and (R2) and comprise 80% to 95% of dry matter, with variable level of nutrients according to the plant species used in the process.

2. "PARTICULATED VEGETABLE FIBERS", characterized by micronized fibers (F3), derived from the extruded vegetable fibers (F2) of claim 1, subjected to micronization (20), presenting particle size from 1 to 10 microns.

3. "NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR FOOD SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claim 1, characterized in that the Nutritional Supplement micronized fiber as a source of fiber (S1) is composed of a mixture of extruded fiber from vegetables all species (non-starch polysaccharides) in percentages of (1% to 100%), and other residues that may be included in the extruded fiber (F2) and which will act as a platform or "chassis" to receive several other ingredients (R1) , such as: algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives, industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops and bran, in percentages from (0.1% to 95%);

4. "NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR FOOD SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the extruded supplement (S1) has a size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and may including being ground or micronized, with dry matter content ranging from 80% to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to the species.

5. "NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR FOOD SAFETY FOR PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claim 1, characterized in that the Micronized Fiber Nutritional Supplement (S2) is formed by mixing two ingredients, namely: (a) Fiber extrusion of vegetables of all species (non-starch polysaccharides), industrial residues from various grain and cereal crops in percentages of (1% to 100%) (F2) + (R1) and (b) Algae, yeasts, enzymes, additives , industrial residues from various crops of grains and cereals and bran (R2) , in percentages from (0.1% to 95%).

6. "NUTRITIONAL FOOD SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS FOR

PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claims 1 and 5, characterized in that the supplement (S2) has a particle size ranging from 1 mm to 30 mm, and can even be ground, with dry matter content ranging from 80 % to 95% and with variable levels of nutrients, according to the plant species, grains, cereals and residues used.

7. "NUTRITIONAL FOOD SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS FOR

PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claims 1, 3, 4, 5 and 6. characterized in that the Supplement (S1) and (S2) comprise raw material and feed additive for rations of all species of domestic animals and animal protein production with inclusion of 1% to 50% depending on the animal species and production stage.

8. "FOOD SAFETY NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS FOR

PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claims 1 and 2, characterized in that the Nutritional Supplement (S3) is composed of micronized extruded fiber (F3) whose particles have sizes from 1 to 10 microns.

9. "NUTRITIONAL FOOD SAFETY SUPPLEMENTS FOR

PRODUCTION AND/OR DOMESTIC ANIMALS", according to claims 2 and 8, characterized in that the Nutritional Supplement (S3) is used as an adsorbent for mycotoxins and pathogenic microorganisms with an inclusion of 0.2% to 20%.