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A completely digestible highly nutritious dog chew formulated primarily of peanut flour, casein and a vegetable starch carbohydrate, the texture of hardness of which is easily modified to suit a particular dog by the dog owner. By irradiating the chew in a microwave oven, the chew is caused to expan

A completely digestible highly nutritious dog chew formulated primarily of peanut flour, casein and a vegetable starch carbohydrate, the texture of hardness of which is easily modified to suit a particular dog by the dog owner. By irradiating the chew in a microwave oven, the chew is caused to expand and is thereby rendered more easily chewable.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of producing a hardness-adjustable edible dog chew, consisting essentially of the steps of forming a mixture consisting essentially of peanut flour, casein, and a vegetable starch carbohydrate as a humectant, and adjusting the water content of said mixture to abo

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method of producing a hardness-adjustable edible dog chew, consisting essentially of the steps of forming a mixture consisting essentially of peanut flour, casein, and a vegetable starch carbohydrate as a humectant, and adjusting the water content of said mixture to about 20-30 wt-%; and injection molding such mixture into the shape of the dog chew, wherein said water content, subsequent to injection molding, is reduced below said 20-30 wt %, and packaging said dog chew wherein the hardness of said chew can be modified by microwave heating.