Abstract: Provided is a dry and moist pieces cheeseburger pet food that mimics human food. The cheeseburger pet food includes a plurality of bun pieces, wherein the bun pieces are dry pet food shaped like hamburger buns. The pet food also includes a plurality of burger pieces, wherein the burger pieces are dry pet food shaped like hamburger patties. The pet food also includes a plurality of cheese pieces, wherein the cheese pieces are soft moist pet food shaped like cheese slices. The plurality of bun pieces and the plurality of burger pieces include a cheeseburger flavor and the plurality of cheese pieces are made with real cheese. Further, the bun pieces, burger pieces and cheese pieces are provided in a ratio of total product weight to mimic the ratio of similar pieces of a human cheeseburger.

Abstract: A palatability enhancer with added aroma for application to pet food products and method of applying the aroma to dry pet food product is provided. A method for adding liquid aroma to a dry pet food product includes coating the dry pet food product leaving a dryer of a dry pet food manufacturing plant with a composition comprising a mixture of liquid palatability enhancers and liquid aroma. The method also includes applying a coating of digest over the coating of composition of liquid palatability enhancers and liquid aroma. The coating of digest over the coating of composition of liquid palatability enhancers and liquid aroma seals the aroma into the dry pet food. The finished dry pet food product then includes an aroma that increases the humanization sensory factor to the dry pet food product without a negative sensory impact for the pets that will consume the dry pet food product.