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Pet Food Palatability
Insect-based Cat and Dog Food
Black soldier fly larvae oil in dog food lowered palatability, digestibility
While black soldier fly larvae oil offers some advantages, such as a high lauric acid content and environmental claims, it may not be a perfect replacement for poultry fat.
Pet Food Ingredients
Fermented pea starch boosted microbiome in dog food, palatability in cat food
Incorporating pea starch into diets showed benefits for metabolic health in both dogs and cats, and fermenting the starch with
Candida utilis
yeast offered additional gut microbiome advantages for dogs and improved palatability for cats.
Pet Food Ingredients
Pet food acidulants market projected to reach $2.1B by 2032
Industry data shows rising pet ownership and health consciousness fueling 6.1% annual growth in acidulant additives used for pH control and shelf life extension.
Research Notes
Dehydrated natural dog food supported immune system, digestibility
Dehydrated pet foods help bridge the gap between the fresh pet food trend and the convenience of dry kibble. Dehydrated pet food may also offer health benefits.
Research Notes
Olive extract didn’t influence cat food palatability
While online claims that olives affect cats like catnip don’t have scientific backing, olive extract may hold potential as a novel ingredient for cat food.
Pet Food Palatability
Age-specific cat food accounts for changing tastes across life stages
Cat owners are becoming more interested in understanding how flavor preferences change throughout a cat’s life.
Pet Food Ingredients
Study: Microbial protein shows strong pet palatability
In taste tests, cats and small dogs preferred MicroHarvest’s MPX protein over control diets, demonstrating potential for microbial protein in pet food formulations.
Trending: Pet Food Podcast
EPISODE 85: What roles do nutraceuticals play in pet food?
In this episode of Trending: Pet Food, NutriFusion CEO William Grand joins host Lindsay Beaton to break down synthetic vs. natural nutraceuticals and discuss their evolving role in pet nutrition.
Trending: Pet Food Podcast
EPISODE 83: What are the possibilities for shrimp byproducts as pet food ingredients?
Host Lindsay Beaton and Michel Lockhart with ChitoLytic explore the evolving role of shrimp meal in pet food, from palatant to potential protein source, and the growing interest in chitosan for its nutritional and functional benefits.
Research Notes
Value found in both traditional, new pet food palatability analysis
After reviewing the palatability measures available, researchers concluded that traditional methods remain essential, but new approaches are expanding humans’ understanding of pet food preferences.
Petfood Forum News
Understanding flavor preferences in aging cats
Ana Rita Monforte, Ph.D., will explore how sensory changes influence food acceptance and the future of tailored feline nutrition in her Petfood Forum session.
Research Notes
Chicken heart, liver hydrolysate beat meal in dog food
Hydrolysates may be more digestible for dogs than ingredients made from intact proteins, such as chicken meal. Hydrolyzed proteins also may be less likely to trigger allergic responses.
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