Fat Composition for Sustaining Pet Food Palatability
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing pet food palatability enhancers are ineffective across different types of pet foods (dry, semi-moist, wet) and animal species, and their effectiveness diminishes over time due to storage, leading to a need for sustained palatability solutions that work for various pet food forms and last throughout the shelf life.
Innovation Solution
A fat composition with specific fatty acid ratios (C12:0/C10:0 from 0.85 to 2.5 and C14:0/C12:0 from 0.45 to 4.3) is used to enhance and sustain palatability in pet foods, which can be stored for extended periods without losing effectiveness, applicable in various pet food forms and species.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional palatability enhancers are used in pet food, then initial palatability is improved, but effectiveness diminishes over time during storage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by modifying the fatty acid composition parameters of the fat blend, specifically setting C12:0/C10:0 ratio between 0.85-2.5 and C14:0/C12:0 ratio between 0.45-4.3. This precise parameter optimization ensures the fat composition remains stable during storage while maintaining palatability enhancement effectiveness throughout the product shelf life.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent uses a composite fat composition combining multiple fat sources (animal fats, vegetable oils, fish oils) with specific fatty acid profiles. This composite approach creates a synergistic effect where the combination of different fats provides both initial palatability enhancement and long-term stability during storage, resolving the contradiction between immediate effectiveness and sustained duration.
2Reliability
If a single palatability enhancer is used, then effectiveness in one food type is improved, but applicability across different pet food types and species is limited
Solution Approach 1:
The patent achieves universality by formulating a fat composition with a balanced fatty acid profile that appeals to multiple animal species (dogs, cats, and other pets) and works across different food types (dry, semi-moist, wet). The specific C12:0/C10:0 and C14:0/C12:0 ratio ranges are optimized to provide broad-spectrum palatability enhancement, making a single composition applicable throughout the pet food industry rather than requiring food-type-specific enhancers.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies local quality by allowing flexibility within the fatty acid ratio ranges (C12:0/C10:0 from 0.85-2.5 and C14:0/C12:0 from 0.45-4.3) to be adjusted based on specific food types and target species. This enables optimization for particular applications while maintaining the overall versatility of the composition framework.
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AI summary
The present invention concerns the use of a fat composition for sustaining an enhanced palatability of a food for pet over time, wherein said fat composition has a C12:0/C10:0 fatty acid weight ratio from about 0.85 to about 2.5 and/or a C14:0/C12:0 fatty acid weight ratio from about 0.45 to about 4.3. The present invention further concerns the use of said fat composition for preparing other enhanced palatability-sustaining fat compositions as well as foods for pet, all compositions and foods having an enhanced palatability sustained over time.