Claims
- 1. An animal feed comprising cracked or whole grain coated to a level in the range of about 3 percent to about 15 percent by weight with a coating composition to provide a coated animal feed with uniform golden brown color and with free flow characteristics, said coating composition consisting essentially of cane molasses having a Brix of between about 79.5 and about 84 and a pH adjusting reagent selected from the group consisting of a phosphoric acid, phosphate salts, polyphosphate salts and sulfuric acid, said coating composition having a solids content between about 65 percent and 75 percent by weight and a pH between about 3.0 and 5.5.
- 2. An animal feed in accordance with claim 1 wherein said further coating composition consisting essentially of fat at between about 1 percent and about 10 percent and an emulsifier.
- 3. An animal feed in accordance with claim 2 wherein said coating composition further consisting essentially of a divalent cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium and calcium.
- 4. An animal feed in accordance with claim 3 wherein said divalent cation is present at a level of from about 0.05 percent to about 2.0 percent by weight.
- 5. An animal feed in accordance with claim 3 having a total phosphorous content of between about 0.03 percent to about 3.0 percent.
- 6. An animal feed in accordance with claim 1 wherein said coating composition further consisting essentially of an emulsifier.
- 7. An animal feed in accordance with claim 1 wherein said coating composition further consisting essentially of a divalent cation selected from the group consisting of magnesium and calcium.
- 8. An animal feed in accordance with claim 7 wherein said divalent cation is present at a level of from about 0.05 percent to about 2.0 percent by weight.
- 9. An animal feed in accordance with claim 7 having a total phosphorous content of between about 0.03 percent and about 3.0 percent.
- 10. An animal feed in accordance with claim 1 having a total phosphorous content of between about 0.03 percent and about 3.0 percent.
Parent Case Info
This is a continuation of application Ser. No. 545,471, filed Jun. 27, 1990, .S. Pat. No. 5,030,463, which is a File Wrapper Continuation of Ser. No. 336,805, filed Apr. 12, 1989.
US Referenced Citations (9)
Non-Patent Literature Citations (1)
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Chen, "Cane Sugar Handbook", John Wiley & Sons, New York 1985 pp. 436, 438 and 440. |
Continuations (2)
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545471 |
Jun 1990 |
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336805 |
Apr 1989 |
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Continuation in Parts (1)
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209849 |
Jun 1988 |
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