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 t...