Pet Food Ingredients: Page 66

Cannabis pet food ingredients were trend at SuperZoo 2018

At SuperZoo2018, a growing number of dog and cat treats promoted their use of cannabis products as functional pet food ingredients.

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SuperGravy DRTV spots and new store displays make debut

Clear Conscience Pet's SuperGravy line recently won the company's 21st award for nutritional excellence and innovation, and now SuperGravy will pioneer the pet food topper category on TV with two national broadcast DRTV spots.

Small pet food follows humanization, therapeutic trends

Trends seen in the cat and dog food market also influence new products in the pet pig, bird, rabbit, hen, ferret and other small animal foods markets.

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Preserved raw meat pet foods may be more convenient, safe

Preserved raw meat dog and cat foods may provide the perceived health benefits of raw pet foods, yet are easier to handle for pet owners and retailers.

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Brown rice considered worse than corn by pet owners

Pet owners may accept heirloom varieties of corn as novel pet food functional ingredients.

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Sorghum germ provides protein and fat in pet food

Scientists found that sorghum germ in particular had higher quantities of fat and protein than other fractions of sorghum or whole grains.

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Market Trends and Reports

Infographic: 6 pet food ingredients consumers don’t want

Pet food buyers look for “free-from” claims on the products they buy and there are specific classes of ingredients that people increasingly don’t want in their pets’ meals.

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Limited Ingredient Cat and Dog Food (LID)

How vitamins, premixes can increase pet food brand equity

By properly managing pet food vitamins and premixes in dog and cat food, manufacturers can increase consumer assurance and brand equity.

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7 Petfood Industry exclusives May 2018: Amazon, protein

Columnists wrote about lamb meal, insects and the popularity of natural pet foods.

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Pet Food Market

Carbon footprint of pet food ingredients analyzed

The Pet Sustainability Coalition and Josera released a case study that evaluates the carbon footprint of pet food ingredients.

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Pet Food Market

Pet food protein: How much is too much?

The pet food trend of high protein levels may not be sustainable, and research is lacking on the long-term effects on dog and cat health.

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Roosters help study of pet food protein digestibility

A surgical procedure turns roosters into an effective, efficient model for dogs’ and cats’ digestive systems.

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