PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a highly palatable pet food which is enjoyed by a pet when fed therewith such that the pet often expresses an affinity for the pet food and which can be safely given directly by hand.SOLUTION: A pet food 10 has a two-layer structure with an external food material 11 comprising lean chicken breast as the primary ingredient with a thickener, seasoning, yeast extract, and oligosaccharides added thereto, which is mixed, formed into rod-like shapes and baked such that the moisture content is between 60 mass% and 70 mass%, and, filled therein, a jelly-like internal food material 15 comprising tuna meat or lean chicken breast as the primary ingredient with a livestock extract or seafood extract, and a thickener added thereto in which the moisture content is made to be between 75 mass% and 85 mass%.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2COPYRIGHT: (C)2018,JPO&INPIT【課題】 嗜好性が高く、ペットフードを与える際にペットが喜び、親近感をペットが表現することの多いペットフードであって、安心して手から直接に与えることのできるペットフードを提供する。【解決手段】 ささみ肉を主成分とし、増粘剤、調味料、酵母エキス、オリゴ糖、を加えて混練し、棒状体形状に形成して焼き入れを行うことにより水分量を60質量%乃至70質量%とした外包食材11の内部に、マグロ肉やささみ肉を主成分とし、畜肉エキス又は魚介エキス、増粘剤を添加して水分量を75質量%乃至85質量%としたゼリー状の内部食材15を充填した二層構造のペットフード10とする。【選択図】 図2
