Claims
- 1. A food composition having a moisture content of about 15 to 50% by weight comprised of a comestible material normally capable of supporting bacteriological growth, water soluble solutes in an amount to provide bacteriostasis to said food composition, and a material affording protection against the infestation and reproduction of mites of an effective amount of from 1.0 to 3.0% by weight fatty acid component selected from the group consisting of straight chain fatty acids containing carbon atoms from C.sub.4 to C.sub.10, fatty acid amides derived from fatty acids containing carbon atoms from C.sub.3 to C.sub.10, fatty acid salts derived from fatty acids containing carbon atoms from C.sub.3 to C.sub.10, propionic acid and mixtures thereof, said propionic acid being employed only in conjunction with said fatty acid, amide, ester or salt.
- 2. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid is capric.
- 3. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid is caproic.
- 4. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid is caprylic.
- 5. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid ester is methyl ester.
- 6. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid salt contains copper.
- 7. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid salt contains sodium.
- 8. The method of claim 1 wherein said fatty acid salt contains calcium.
Parent Case Info
This is a Continuation of Application Ser. No. 680,305, filed Apr. 26, 1976, which is now abandoned, which is a continuation Application Ser. No. 338,020, filed Mar. 5, 1973, which is now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application Ser. No. 81,617, filed Oct. 16, 1970, which is now abandoned.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Continuations (3)
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680305 |
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338020 |
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81617 |
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