| abstract |
A dual texture pet food product comprising a cereal based shell component completely surrounding an inner lipid matrix component to form a dual textured pet food product formed by co-extrusion, wherein the shell component is harder than the inner component, said shelf component having a total moisture content of less than 20 wt% and containing at least one ingredient comprising a carbohydrate, fat, protein or combination thereof; and nsaid inner component having a water activity, a w of less than about 0.65, a total moisture content of less than about 15 wt%, and comprising a mixture of lipid and solid ingredients, wherein the inner component does not contain an aqueous phase. |