Pet Food Ingredients

Petfood Forum News

Upcycled ingredients offer validated nutrition for circular pet food systems

During Petfood Forum 2026, Ann Marie D. Ocker, Ph.D., will demonstrate how upcycled ingredients deliver both sustainability and performance benefits to pet food processors.

Brand Insights

Plasma: A Multi-Faceted Ingredient Supporting Health, Formula Functionality, and Nutrition in Pet Food

APC Inc

Discover how plasma protein supports pet health, boosts palatability, and improves pet food functionality and processing performance in modern formulations.

Dog and Cat Food Nutrition

4 functional pet food ingredients: fish oil, probiotics, glucosamine and beet pulp

Functional ingredients such as fish oil, probiotics, glucosamine and beet pulp play a role in modern pet food formulations and may appeal to pet owners looking for health and wellness benefits for their companion animals.

Pet Food Additives/Supplements

The case for casein in pet food remains the same after a decade

Considering its popularity in human dietary supplements there may be room for casein to appear in more pet products, it just hasn’t happened yet.

Pet Food Ingredients

AAFCO launches dietary fiber reference material study for pet food

The proficiency testing program will develop a quality reference material to help laboratories validate methods for newly required nutrient analysis.

Insect-based Cat and Dog Food

Black soldier fly larvae offer tailored nutrition for pets

During AFIA's Pet Food Conference, Dr. Jeff Tomberlin explored insect protein's potential to address waste streams and nutritional customization in pet food manufacturing.

Vitamins

Vitamin E role expanded from pet food nutrient to multifunction antioxidant

Since 2007, vitamin E has evolved from a nutrient viewed primarily through the lens of deficiency prevention to one understood as part of a broader antioxidant strategy.

Pet Food Ingredients

Evermore Pet Food to transition to in-ovo sexed eggs

The pet food brand partners with NestFresh to source Humanely Hatched eggs and eliminate male chick culling from its supply chain.

Research Notes

Canning wet pet food complicates phosphorus labeling

Heat processing can lower water-soluble phosphorus readings, with implications for additive disclosure and diet formulation.

Research Notes

Study: Premium dog foods generate higher greenhouse gas emissions

University of Edinburgh research quantifies climate impact of nearly 1,000 commercial dog food products in the UK.

Something to Chew on

How health and wellness are transforming premium pet food

In pet food, health has become a cornerstone of premiumization as more pet owners seek products for their pets with functional and health-related claims.

Pet Food Ingredients

KMC publishes verified LCA data for potato protein

The PotaPro 1500's environmental footprint data is now available in the Global Feed LCA Institute branded database for use in sustainability reporting.

Safety & Quality

PROTEIN Act would expand alternative protein research, manufacturing

A bill introduced in the U.S. Senate aims to make a strategic federal investment in protein innovation through boosted support for research, workforce development and domestic manufacturing capacity.

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