The formulator’s dilemma: how processing affects pet nutrition

Thermal processing—also known as cooking—of petfoods provides a number of benefits, including convenience, enhanced flavor and texture, improved consistency, pathogen control and decreased spoilage. However, extensive processing can increase variability, destroy essential nutrients and create unwholesome by-products. From a formulator’s perspective, this creates a dilemma regarding how to assure the diet is sufficiently fortified while avoiding excess after accounting for processing effects.

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While thermal processing of petfoods provides a number of benefits, extensive processing can increase variability, destroy essential nutrients and create unwholesome by-products.
While thermal processing of petfoods provides a number of benefits, extensive processing can increase variability, destroy essential nutrients and create unwholesome by-products.

Thermal processing—also known as cooking—of petfoods provides a number of benefits, including convenience, enhanced flavor and texture, improved consistency, pathogen control and decreased spoilage. However, extensive processing can increase variability, destroy essential nutrients and create unwholesome by-products. From a formulator’s perspective, this creates a dilemma regarding how to assure the diet is sufficiently fortified while avoiding excess after accounting for processing effects.

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