Claims
- 1. A canned pet food product comprising:a base layer comprising solid food pieces in a gravy and having a substantially conical recess formed into its upper surface, the gravy comprising about 20% to about 40% by weight of the base layer; and an upper layer comprising a substantially solid foodstuff capable of supporting the base layer when the pet food product is inverted and filling the conical recess formed into the base layer, the substantially solid foodstuff comprising about 20% to about 80% by weight of the pet food product, wherein said layers are clearly defined relative to each other.
- 2. A product according to claim 1 in which the recess into the base layer extends entirely through the base layer to be substantially frusto-conical in shape.
- 3. A product according to claim 1 in which the solid food pieces in the base layer are a formulated emulsion product having the striated appearance of natural meat.
- 4. A product according to claim 3 in which the formulated emulsion product is in the form of flakes.
- 5. A product according to claim 1 in which the gravy comprises water and about 2% to about 8% by weight of a heat sensitive starch which undergoes a reduction in its viscosity increasing properties during heating.
- 6. A product according to claim 1 in which the base layer has a moisture content of about 60% to about 70% by weight.
- 7. A product according to claim 1 in which the substantially solid foodstuff is a gelled meat loaf, cooked rice, cooked noodles, or aspic, or mixtures thereof.
- 8. A product according to claim 1 in which the upper layer has a viscosity in the range of about 1800 to about 4000 centipoise during filling of the upper layer into the can.
Parent Case Info
This application is a 371 of PCT/EP97/03884, field Jul. 7, 1997 which claim the benefit of U.S. provisional application No. 60/023,475 filed Aug. 6, 1996 and provisional application No. 60/036,733 filed Jan. 24, 1997
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