A process for preparing an extrudable product suitable for forming into a
chewable pet food and comprising between about 56% to about 80% dry wheat
gluten mix, between about 9% to about 28% liquid plasticizer mix and
between about 8% to about 18% moisture by weight of the product is
disclosed. The process comprises mixing the dry wheat gluten mix with
water in an extruder, to form a moist wheat gluten mix, and mixing the
moist wheat gluten mix with a liquid plasticizer mix and extruding at a
temperature of less than 70.degree. C. to form the extrudable product.
The invention also relates to the extrudable product and to the chewable
pet food formed therefrom by means of either further extrusion or
injection moulding.