US Patent Issued to Societe des Produits Nestle on Dec. 2 for "Natural hydrocolloid systems for pet food compositions, pet food compositions comprising same, and preparations thereof" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,486,337, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Societe des Produits Nestle S.A. (Vevey, Switzerland).

"Natural hydrocolloid systems for pet food compositions, pet food compositions comprising same, and preparations thereof" was invented by Paulo Alexandre Braga Fernandes (Amiens, France) and Lisa Petit (Haute-Savoie, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A natural hydrocolloid system can be used in, e.g., pet food compositions. Another aspect of the present disclosure is pet food compositions comprising such a natural hydrocolloid system, and preparation methods thereof. The hydrocolloid system can use blends of fruit fibers, such as citrus a...