Abstract: An animal food composition is prepared from a mixture of from 55% to 85% meat and meat by-product and from 10% to 25% cereal ingredients by weight. The mixture is emulsified at a temperature less than 15.degree. C. to obtain an emulsified paste which then is pumped to a frame system for containing and shaping the paste. The framed contained paste is cooked to coagulate the paste into a coagulated shaped form, the coagulated shaped paste is cut into pieces suitable for being cut into chunks, the pieces are cooled to harden the pieces, and the hardened pieces are cut into chunks which may be carried out particularly so that irregularly shaped chunks are obtained. A further food product is prepared by filling the chunks in a container together with a sauce or base, and the container and contents are heated to sterilize the contents.