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Insect-based Cat and Dog Food: Page 3
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.
Brand Insights
Omega-3s are Transforming Consumer Demand for Better Pet Nutrition
Corbion
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Pet Food News
Protein producer Protenga uses funds for Smart Insect Farm
Protenga, which specializes in cultivation of black soldier fly larvae for pet food and animal feed proteins, is using new funding to create a second facility.
Pet Food News
3 most reviewed insect-based pet food marketing claims
Globally, a research team counted 43 brands selling pet products using insect-based ingredients, with 35 of those brands operating in Europe. Black soldier fly larvae and mealworms were the two most frequently used insect species.
Nutrition
Interest in alternative proteins grows in pet food
Learn about the current top alternative protein sources in pet food formulations, including yeast, insect protein, eggs and cell-based meat options.
Pet Food News
Reptile food ahead on whole-prey, fresh, frozen trends
Whole prey diets are
passé
for reptile pets. Fresh, frozen snake food has been
de rigueurÂ
for decades. Insect-based pet food is nothing new to owners of lizards.
Pet Food News
What’s new from AAFCO?
Gain the latest updates from AAFCO’s 2022 annual meeting and see what’s ahead for the organization.
Nutrition
BSF protein an ‘easy swap’ for other proteins in dog food
With alternative proteins increasing in popularity in human foods, they are also gaining interest from consumers of pet food, and black soldier fly (BSF)-based ingredients are among the most popular.
Pet Food News
Black soldier fly larvae calcium low for leopard geckos
Black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) have grown in popularity for leopard geckos since they have a higher calcium concentration than mealworms and crickets. Long-term feeding of BSFL without vitamin supplementation or variation could result in deficiencies. Reptile supplement makers may continue to market their products as BSFL become more common in the reptile food market.
Pet Food News
Pet food insect protein producer buys land for new factory
To meet the rising demand in the European pet food market for insect protein, HiProMine has purchased land to build its second factory in Poland.
Pet Food News
3D printing pet treats with plant, insect, algae protein
Ordering a perfect cup of Earl Grey tea from a Star Trek-style replicator remains for the next generation. However, small-scale 3D printing of pet treats may not be science fiction for long. Those futuristically created treats may themselves contain equally unconventional ingredients, such as insect and algae proteins.
Pet Food News
Insect-based pet and people foods marketed together
The human and pet food worlds seem to be converging. The growing popularity of insect-based pet foods in Mexico exemplifies this.
Pet Food Market
Insect protein: Hype or hope for pet food’s future?
Insect protein for pet food, human food and animal feed is getting a lot of attention, investment, research and media coverage. Is that warranted?
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