Insect-based Cat and Dog Food: Page 2

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Danish pet food startup introduces sustainable dog food with insect protein

Insect-based dog food Globe Buddy Brown features protein from the black soldier fly larvae and comes with a third-party verified carbon footprint.

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Cricket, silkworm in food altered dogs’ gut microbiome

Researchers investigated the substitution of poultry meal with house cricket (Acheta domesticus) or mulberry silkworm pupae (Bombyx mori pupae).

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Education affects acceptance of insects in pet food

The growing interest in both insect-based pet food and human entomophagy stems from the environmental and nutritional benefits that insects offer, but effective consumer education may be necessary to expand the market.

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Insect-protein dog food producer in rapid growth mode

Percuro, based in Europe, is investing in production capacity to keep up with its fast global sales growth.

French dog food company adds insect protein line

Réglo’s strategy of locally sourcing pet food ingredients will now also include insect proteins.

Industrial symbiosis helps pet food sustainability, profits

Beyond the sustainability benefits of the plant itself, the oil from BSFL could help preserve tropical forests where orangutans and other endangered species live.

Black soldier fly larvae growing beds in Innovafeed facility

Pet Food Market

The ongoing search for new pet food protein sources

As with human food, the pet food industry continues to seek alternative sources of protein to meet demand and address sustainability and other concerns.

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Insect protein company Entobel secures funding in Vietnam

Entobel set up its first insect protein plant in 2019 in Vietnam, which is climatically suitable for raising black soldier fly larvae at lower energy costs.

Dried black soldier fly larvae (Photo courtesy of EnviroFlight)

3 tips for advancing insect-based pet food

Scientists synthesized information on insects in dog and cat food, then developed recommendations to advance insect-based ingredients.

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9 novel proteins in dog, cat food purchased in 2022

Some novel proteins in dog and cat food were purchased more frequently than others in 2022.

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Pet Food Market

Grub Club Pets: Sustainability with insect-based dog food

Learn about Grub Club Pets, the year-old company focusing on sustainability with insect protein formulas for dogs in the UK.

Pet Food Market

Novel pet food ingredients call for consumer education

Alternative proteins and other novel pet food ingredients get a lot of hype, but consumers may be unlikely to buy them if they are too unfamiliar.

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