MUMBAI, India, Nov. 2 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617098624 A) filed by Mars, Incorporated on August 14, 2026, for Petfood.
Inventors include Kastrinakis, Anestis; Arellano, Marcela; and Leong, Sandra.
The application for the patent was published on October 30, 2026, under issue no. 44/2026.
Abstract: Disclosed herein is a method of forming a petfood, the method comprising: providing an aqueous first liquid, in which is dispersed an animal-derived product or a meat analogue and in which is dissolved a hydrocolloid, wherein the hydrocolloid is an ionotropic gelling agent; contacting droplets of the aqueous first liquid with a second liquid, the second liquid having cations dissolved or dispersed therein, to form gelled droplets comprising the animal-derived product or the meat analogue, and a metal ion- hydrocolloid; separating the gelled droplets from the second liquid containing the cations; combining the gelled droplets with a third liquid comprising water and a thickener, optionally sterilizing the gelled droplets before or after combining them with the third liquid comprising a thickener. Also disclosed herein is a petfood made according to the method. Other methods and petfoods are also described.
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