Pet Food Palatability

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.

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.

Pet Food Palatability

Ingredients, processing, physical form and more all shape pet food palatability

Literature review finds formulation decisions can alter acceptance in both cats and dogs.

Pet Food Palatability

The biology behind why dogs and cats palatability preferences differ

Understanding species-specific sensory biology may become increasingly important as manufacturers expand the use of alternative proteins, therapeutic formulations and sustainable ingredients.

Pet Food Palatability

Palatability patents for preserving potency on pet food

While patent applications do not necessarily result in commercial products, the concentration of filings in this area suggests that palatability remains a priority for pet food research and development.

Industry Voices

Lipid excipients offer supplement makers bioavailability, palatability solutions

Lipid-based formulation systems can enhance absorption, overcome palatability challenges and open new delivery pathways for pet supplements.

Pet Food Ingredients

Shiitake, black soldier fly meals compared as alternative dog food ingredients

A study compared digestibility and nutritional characteristics of novel ingredients with conventional meat and bone meal.

Research Notes

Whole soybeans allowed higher fat in dog kibble extrusion than oil

Researchers compared internal fat supplied by whole soybeans with external fat added as liquid soybean oil during the extrusion of dry dog food.

Research Notes

Study: Cats readily accept, digest cultivated meat diet

A Ghent University and BeneMeat feeding trial found 9 out of 10 cats showed optimal acceptance of a complete diet containing cultivated meat, with digestibility comparable to a food-grade chicken control.

Petfood Forum News

Amano Enzyme to present palatant technology at Petfood Forum

Company's poster session will cover enzyme technology for flavor enhancement and nutritional value.

Petfood Forum News

How to use AI to predict pet food palatability

AFB International's Ana Rita Monforte, Ph.D., will present a framework for anticipating palatability outcomes before animal trials at Petfood Forum 2026.

Pet Food Palatability

In-demand texturized pet food excites Asia Pacific's ingredients market

Asia Pacific's pet food texture ingredients market is forecast to nearly double by 2030, driven by premiumization trends and growing consumer demand for sensory-rich pet food experiences.

Pet Food Palatability

Study: Yeast extract coating improves dog kibble palatability

A choice-feeding study from Ohly found dogs preferred meat-free kibbles coated with OHLY-GO Meaty product over uncoated alternatives.

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