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Pet Food Market

Genetic testing boosts pet food ingredient traceability

During the past few years, several lawsuits and other negative issues arose because of unwanted species being present or labeled ingredients being absent.

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Brand Insights

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Explore sustainable and healthy ingredients that keep your formulations profitable.

Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

Market Trends and Reports

‘Healthy grains’ dog foods appear in the wake of DCM

Dog food formulators have done that by bringing grains back, adding taurine and dropping legumes and potatoes from recipes

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7 pet food solutions for companion animal health

Beyond providing nutritionally balanced formulations, pet food manufacturers can help the health of dogs, cats and other pets.

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Unlabeled horse, other animals found in European pet food

Dog and cat foods on the European market may contain animals not listed on the ingredient panels, which could cause problems for pets with allergies.

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5 usage rates of dog food ingredients in FDA DCM warning

FDA notified the public that some canine dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) cases correlated to dogs eating diets containing large amounts of potatoes and legume seeds.

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Market Trends and Reports

Website rates dog foods based on nutrients, ingredients

Woof Whiskers uses calculations to compare and rank dog foods.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Beta-glucans’ effects on insulin-resistant obese dogs

Research shows beta-glucans may have a place in dog food diets formulated for weight loss.

4 pet food ingredients domesticated in ancient China

Regardless of whether pet food consumers know their anthropological backstories, these ingredients can form parts of nutritious dog and cat foods.

Pet food calorie counts compared to weight-control claims

An analysis of Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database explored how calories related to weight-control labeling on pet foods.

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Pet Food Ingredients

Soy uncommon in dog and cat foods

Find out what types of dog and cat food use soy and in how many products include it.

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Counting calories in cat and dog food

Many consumers habitually monitor their caloric intake, and they count calories in the pet food they purchase for their furry friends. But what’s a normal range of calories in pet food? And does weight-control in the product name automatically mean it’s a low-calorie product?

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Soy not a major ingredient in dog and cat food

While some legumes such as peas play a major role in pet food -- included in 54 percent of dry dog and 50 percent of dry cat food recipes -- soybeans play a much smaller role.

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