Felicisimo S Sarno

45087415, Apr 2, 1985

Sep 15, 1982

6/418239

Colin D. Corbett - El Paso TX
Robert L. Milloch - Garden Grove CA
Felicisimo S. Sarno - Cerritos CA

Star-Kist Foods, Inc. - Terminal Island CA

A23K 100

426303

A nutritious dry food for feeding to pets, wherein a farinaceous-based core is covered by a primary coating containing farinaceous material and a relatively small amount of proteinaceous material to provide flavor and texture, and is further covered by a secondary coating containing an ingredient such as starch or egg to impart a sheen to the surface of the finished pet food. In a preferred form, the core includes a majority by weight of ground uncooked wheat and additionally meat and bone meal, the primary coating includes cracked oat groats and a small amount of liver or meat, and the secondary coating includes starch to give the final dried product a shiny, glistening appearance.

50046241, Apr 2, 1991

Jul 17, 1989

7/380769

Francis L. Koschak - Irvine CA
Felicisimo S. Sarno - Cerritos CA

Star-kist Foods, Inc. - Long Beach CA

A23K 100

426623

A shelf-stable, semi-moist pet food, wherein partly farinaceous solid pieces are covered by or immersed in an aqueous free gravy. The solid pieces are prepared to be resistant to significant swelling or disintegration when in contact with an aqueous liquid, preferably by incorporating binding means such as vital wheat gluten. A preferred aqueous gravy has a pH of less than about 4. 7 and a sufficiently low water activity so that the gravy itself is also shelf stable. The mixture of gravy and solid pieces has a water activity of less than about 0. 9 and a pH of less than about 4. 7 to resist microbiological growth.