Pet food

Abstract

Provided is pet food which is obtained by heating and foaming dough, the dough including: cereals which contain wheat; animal-derived raw ingredients; and an expanding agent, in which a wheat protein content in the dough is 1.5% by mass or greater, and the moisture content in a pet food product is in a range of 20% to 35% by mass.

1 . Pet food which is obtained by heating and foaming dough, the dough comprising:
 cereals comprising wheat;   animal-derived raw ingredients; and   an expanding agent,   wherein a wheat protein content in the dough is 1.5% by mass or greater, and the moisture content in a pet food product is in a range of 20% to 35% by mass.   
     
     
         2 . The pet food according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the moisture content in the dough is in a range of 30% to 60% by mass.   
     
     
         3 . The pet food according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the animal-derived raw ingredients contain meat which has not been subjected to a heat treatment.   
     
     
         4 . The pet food according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the dough further comprises dextrin.   
     
     
         5 . The pet food according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the dough further comprises alginic acid ester.   
     
     
         6 . The pet food according to  claim 1 ,
 wherein the content of the expanding agent is in a range of 1% to 4% by mass based on the total amount of raw ingredients in the dough.