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Pea proteins: Alternative protein source for petfoods?

The hunt continues for alternative ingredients to fuel the ever-increasing demand for new and different products to entice the discerning pet owner. Whether to fill the void after we dodge the negative perceptions of corn, soy, wheat, beef and by-products or as a matter of satisfying the burgeoning array of “limited ingredient” and “no grain” diet choices, finding the perfect new and different ingredient is always a challenge—especially when dietary protein levels are edging upward, perceived overages in minerals have been tightened and the availability of process functionality has declined.

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Salmon: nutrient-rich petfood ingredient

Salmon, the supposed “last wild food” (Greenberg, 2010), has become very popular in petfoods. This may simply be marketing; however, there is some nutritional credence to the hype.

Protein from potatoes?

The terms potato and protein don't often come up in the same sentence--probably because we think of potatoes solely as a starch source. But in our ever-expanding search for useful ingredients in the petfood industry, potato protein, a concentrated extract from the potato tuber, has turned up in several specialty petfoods in the last couple of years.

Has the time for DDGS arrived?

The production of ethanol has meant many things to the petfood industry

Textured vegetable protein: all about appearance

Textured vegetable protein (TVP), the meat extender we loved to ridicule in our school lunches, may be more prevalent in petfood than many realize. It isn't being used to stretch the meat budget or even to supplement meat protein. Instead, the most common application for TVP in petfoods is cosmetic. It makes for a great visual effect in canned foods, making them look more like real meat.

A TVP 'meat piece' does a better job of distinguishing itself as a 'meat chunk' than an actual chunk of chopped or reformed meat.

Whey your protein options

It is becoming increasingly common to find petfoods that contain whey, a milk protein, as a prominent ingredient on their labels