Alternative Ingredients: Page 11

Pet Food Ingredients

Consumers' education needed on benefits of novel proteins

Novel proteins should have an increasing role in pet food and treats, but using more novel protein ingredients will only be successful if the industry properly educates consumers.

Brand Insights

Learn how AI and tech advances are powering the future of pet food

WATT Global Media

Discover how new tools and strategies streamline operations, improve safety, and transform marketing for pet food manufacturers.

Alternative Ingredients

Broiler super pre-starter formulation secrets revealed

Formulating a commercial super pre-starter does not have to be a secret; here we talk about it with real commercial experiences.

Nutrition

A sea of nutrition: Ingredients from the ocean that benefit pets

From fish meal and fish oil to solar-dried seaweed, these are the novel ingredients caught fresh from the ocean and ready to be formulated into your next functional companion animal petfood or treat product.

Market Trends and Reports

The challenges of sourcing novel functional petfood ingredients

As a result of increased nutritional awareness and consumer demand for more nutritious foods made with better ingredients, we have seen in the past 25 years the emergence of the superior quality petfood segment. These novel foods are based on the inclusion of primarily natural and functional ingredients.

Pet Food Ingredients

Get 'green' with the ingredients in the petfood bag

As petfood manufacturers and marketers, our industry is constantly asking the question, "What are consumers looking for in the bag?" And the answer to that question is relatively simple: pet parents want to be able to scrutinize your product's ingredients and they want to know several key things about them.

Pet Food Ingredients

Cooked navy bean powder as novel protein source

Dry beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L., Fabaceae) are a low-glycemic-index food containing protein, fiber, minerals and essential and bioactive compounds yet have not been evaluated for inclusion in canine commercial diets. The objective of this study was to establish the apparent total tract digestibility and safety of cooked navy bean powder when incorporated into a canine diet formulation at 25% (wt/wt) compared to a macro- and micro-nutrient matched control diet.