JP3079362B2 - Feed for pets containing konjac powder - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a pet feed such as a dock food or a cat food containing a large amount of dietary fiber and calcium comprising glucomannan.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, various types of feed for pets such as dock foods and cat foods have been provided, but all of them are mainly made of meat and seafood, and are mainly made of vegetables. Some are mixed but in small amounts.

In recent years, pets such as dogs and cats often feed only pet food. In such a case, conventional feeds mainly composed of meat and fish cause excessive intake of calories, resulting in an excessive intake of calories. Obesity due to overweight has become a problem. In addition, there is almost no dietary fiber, and there is a problem that nutrition is unbalanced.

[0004] It is an object of the present invention to solve the above-mentioned problems by using konjac consisting of a diet food and a healthy food as a pet feed.

[0005]

Means for Solving the Problems The inventors of the present invention have conducted intensive studies in view of the difficulty in producing healthy foods and diet foods by adding konjac flour to other foods. After that, the water contained near 97% is dehydrated to form konjak powder containing konjak fine powder as a main component, and this konjac powder is mixed with other feed to produce a healthy feed and a diet feed. It has been found that it is easy to do. In particular, konjac powder formed by dehydrating and drying konjac products loses the unique smell of konjac and becomes odorless, and konjac is originally tasteless, so konjac powder is tasteless and odorless. Therefore, even when mixed with other feeds, the content of the other feeds is not impaired, and the content of the dietary fiber is simply increased, and the ratio of the other feeds is reduced according to the addition ratio of the konjac powder. Thus, a diet feed and a healthy feed can be obtained.

That is, in the present invention, a konjac product is prepared by dehydrating and drying a konjac product produced by baking a raw material obtained by mixing konjak fine powder with water and an alkali component in hot and cold water. Provides a konjac powder-containing feed wherein the konjac powder is mixed with other feeds or / and additives.

[0007] The konjac product before powdering is as follows:
Water and calcium hydroxide are mixed with kneaded kneaded powder and kneaded, and the kneaded material is put into hot water of a required temperature, heated for a required time and cooked for a usual konjac product. Konjac products such as board konjac and thread konjac. Utilizing the konjac product itself or a portion that has been discarded because the shape generated during the manufacture of the konjac product does not become the prescribed shape, and the like, the konjac product is passed through a dehydrating and drying apparatus to form konjac powder. The size of the konjac powder is arbitrarily adjusted according to the feed to be added. In addition, the unique smell of konjac products disappears due to dehydration and drying, making it odorless and tasteless. If the meat, fish, etc. feed to be added has a unique smell and taste, the smell and taste are retained By simply increasing the content of dietary fiber, reducing the proportion of the feed to be mixed and reducing the calories, it functions as a healthy pet feed and a diet pet feed.

As a dehydrating and drying apparatus for converting the above konjac product into konjac powder, a john miller manufactured by Johnson Boiler Co., Ltd. disclosed in Japanese Utility Model Publication No. 57-45829 is preferably used.

The konjak powder contains indigestible dietary fiber composed of glucomannan, calcium, potassium, phosphorus, iron, sodium, protein and water. The water content is 3 to 10% by weight, tasteless and odorless. It is.

[0010] Specifically, the konjac powder contains 1 to 10% by weight of the above-mentioned dietary fiber, about 40 to 75% by weight of calcium, and 60 to 20% by weight of potassium. The color of the konjac powder corresponds to the color of the konjac product, and if it is desired to use white konjac powder, the konjac product may be formed in white. After the konjac powder is formed, the desired color can be imparted with a coloring agent.

[0011] The konjac powder-containing pet feed according to the present invention may be in either a dry solid form or a paste form.

The content of the konjac powder in the finished feed is arbitrarily set in the range of 1% by weight to 95% by weight. For example, 95% by weight of konjac powder and 5% by weight of binding feed
Are mixed and seasoned as required, a feed consisting essentially of konjac powder alone can be obtained. In addition, there is an effect that dietary fiber can be contained in a feed containing no dietary fiber component even if the amount of the konjac powder is set to 1% by weight.

[0013]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Hereinafter, an embodiment of a konjac powder-containing pet feed of the present invention will be described. The konjac powder is formed into a dry powder from the konjac product by the food drying apparatus shown in FIG. As the konjac product, the shape to be manufactured immediately after the start of the manufacturing is not uniform, and if a product that has been conventionally discarded is used, the cost is reduced.

In FIG. 1, konjac products are stored in a raw material storage container 1 and conveyed to a drum dryer 3 through a conveyor 2. A steam pipe 4 is provided inside the drum dryer 3, and the charged conveyor product is heated by steam. A pair of left and right drums 5A and 5B are accommodated in a lower portion of the drum dryer 3, and these drums 5A and 5B are also heated. The konjac product supplied to the drum dryer 3 and vaporized and concentrated by the steam passes through the gap between the drums 5A and 5B, is dried between the drums, and is continuously scraped off by the screver 6 provided on the surface of these drums. , Resulting in powder of the required dimensions.
The konjac powder 10 thus formed falls from both outer sides of the drums 5A and 5B and is received by the conveyor 7 in the product receiving container 8.

By passing the konjac product through the above apparatus, the konjak product having a water content of about 97% by weight and a konjak fine powder content of about 3% by weight is dehydrated and has a water content of 3 to 10% by weight. The rest is the powdered konjac powder 10 composed of the components of the konjac refined powder. In addition, the unique odor of the konjac product disappears due to dehydration and drying.

As shown in FIG. 2 (A), the konjac powder is added to the pasty meat or seafood kneaded feed 11 at an optional ratio, stirred, and then poured into a required mold. And hardened to form a solid feed 12 containing konjac powder as shown in FIG. 2 (B). In the present embodiment, the konjac powder is 30% by weight, and the feed of meat or seafood is 70% by weight. Therefore, the calories of the completed feed can be reduced by 30%.

In addition to the above-mentioned plate-shaped solid feed, konjac powder may be mixed with solid meat, fish and solid vegetables, and a soup may be added for canning.

[0018]

As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the konjac food is dehydrated and dried, and the konjak powder is contained as a powder in another feed or / and additive. Dietary fiber that is apt to be added can be added, and the mixing ratio of other feeds can be reduced by the ratio of the added konjac powder, so that the fats, carbohydrates, sugars, etc. of these other feeds are reduced, and low calorie And a healthy feed and diet feed.

Since the konjac powder is in the form of a fine powder, it can be easily mixed with other feeds. Furthermore, since it is odorless and tasteless, even if it is added to other meat and fish feeds, it is possible to obtain a feed that matches the taste of pets without impairing the smell and taste of these meats and fish.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram showing an apparatus for forming konjac powder from konjac products.

FIG. 2 shows a plate feed containing konjac powder, (A)
Is a schematic diagram showing a mixed state, and (B) is a schematic diagram of a completed feed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 Konjac powder 12, 16 Konjac powder-containing feed

Claims (2)

(57) [Claims] 1. A konjak product produced by heating a raw material obtained by mixing konjac fine powder with water and an alkaline component in hot and cold water, dehydrating and drying the konjak powder to provide a konjac powder as a powder, and using the konjac powder as another feed. Or / and / or a feed for pets containing konjac powder mixed with additives. 2. The konjak powder is added to another feed or /
2. The feed for pets containing konjac powder according to claim 1, which is mixed with the konjac powder and an additive to form a dried solid form or paste form.