Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

Pet Obesity
Pet food marketers’ guide to blame-free obesity communication
Respectful communication does not require avoiding the word obesity. The guide favors precise descriptions over euphemisms that can minimize a health concern.
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Brand Insights
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Petfood Industry
Stay current in this fast-growing category with insight that keeps you informed and helps you move forward with confidence.
Helping you navigate the evolving pet supplements industry
Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Faba bean protein offers blood plasma replacement options in wet pet food
Full plasma replacement maintained measured texture properties in the tested pâtés, while chunks in gravy required a more limited substitution to preserve firmness.
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Research Notes
Review finds vegan, vegetarian pet diets generally digestible as meat
The results of 31 studies suggest that vegan and vegetarian diets and plant-based protein sources were broadly comparable in digestibility to conventional animal-based diets.
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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Biotics research in pet evolving as needs grow
Pre-, pro- and postbiotics are all taking the stage as studies become more nuanced and pet owners ask for more for their animals’ health and wellness.
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Adventures in Pet Food
‘Ethical nutrition’: Rising in human food, also in pet food?
Pet owners increasingly prioritize animal welfare and other ethical claims for the pet foods they seek, following similar trends in human food.
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Adventures in Pet Food
Owners using AI to research pet care: The good, bad and alarming
Pet owners are increasingly turning to AI for information on their pets’ nutrition, health and behavior. A recent survey reveals promising and concerning insights.
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Ingredient Issues
Water: the essential nutrient with food
Pet owners may not be aware of the full water needs of their animals, or how to meet them.
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Pet Food Palatability
Sustainable protein palatability depends on pet food processing, formulation
Alternative proteins need not rely solely on environmental credentials. With careful formulation and processing, they can also deliver the sensory qualities that keep pets coming back to the bowl.
Infographic of 10 alternative protein sources including duckweed, fermented soybean, cricket protein, fish protein, and black soldier fly larvae with microscopic detail views.
Pet Food News
Purina, Senior Dog Veterinary Society partner on nutrition
Collaboration will provide nutrition education and training resources to veterinary professionals caring for aging dogs.
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Dog and Cat Food Nutrition
Q&A Science Dive: Advanced glycation end-product formation in wet, dry and fresh cat food
What drives advanced glycation end-product (AGE) formation and what should formulators take away from research on AGEs?
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Pet Food Safety
Wet cat food held highest levels of certain potentially unhealthy chemicals
Concentrations of advanced glycation end-products in mildly cooked (fresh) and extruded dry diets often did not differ significantly in an experiment.
Roasting meat preparation guide showing raw beef, cooked roast, seasoning progression, and molecular structure of flavoring compounds
Adventures in Pet Food
Vets and MDs share lack of nutrition knowledge
A lack of nutrition education and training among health care professionals seems to be another close parallel between human food and pet food.
Veterinarian reviewing medical records with a dog owner and golden retriever in a modern clinic examination room.
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