Pet Food Palatability Research: PetfoodIndustry

From trends to bowls, unique insights to maximize pet food performance

Market analysis, insightful tips on palatability, health and nutrition… all you need to improve pet's well-being and owners' satisfaction. Sponsored by Diana Pet Food.

September 1, 2021

Brand Insights From Diana Pet Food

Market analysis, insightful tips on palatability, health and nutrition… all you need to improve pet's well-being and owners' satisfaction. Sponsored by Diana Pet Food.

How Antioxidants Help Pets

Research reveals the superfood potential of Emmert’s brewers yeast ingredients. An interview with The F.L. Emmert Company’s Dr. Tom Asquith and Dr. Mike Cecava

August 1, 2021

Brand Insights from Emmert

Research reveals the superfood potential of Emmert’s brewers yeast products.

BBC claims corpse chemicals are pet food palatants

Putrescine and cadaverine are produced as bacteria devour amino acids in putrefied cadavers, spoiled meat or other decaying proteins.

June 30, 2021

Tim Wall

Bacteria produce putrescine and cadaverine as the microbes devour amino acids in putrefied cadavers, spoiled meat or other decaying proteins.

Optimizing pet food safety, palatability throughout the supply chain

From raw materials to the pet bowl, learn how to optimize pet food and rendered product attributes like oxidation, food safety, nutrition and palatability throughout the supply chain. Sponsored by Kemin

June 1, 2021

Brand Insights from Kemin

From raw materials to the pet bowl, learn how to optimize pet food and rendered product attributes like oxidation, food safety, nutrition and palatability throughout the supply chain. Sponsored by Kemin

3 roadblocks to plant-based pet food ingredients

Dogs, cats and other pet food manufacturers can meet pets’ nutritional requirements, while still delivering a plant-based food to consumers, but it has to be properly formulated.

February 12, 2021

Tim Wall

Three factors can stand in the way of acceptance of plant-based proteins as pet food ingredients. Dog and cat owners won't sacrifice taste and texture for their pets when converting to plant-based products.

Lamb kidney may be palatable sub for liver in cat food

While liver was the most palatable raw ingredient in the test, the scientists pointed out limitations to the ingredients' use.

December 28, 2020

Tim Wall

Researchers at Massey University observed distinct differences among cats’ preference for various raw organ meats and co-products from cows and lambs. Likewise, raw ingredients from lamb and beef had different palatability.

Functional ingredients step in as pet owners demand more

Pet parents are requiring more and more of the food and treats they give their animals, and functional ingredient suppliers are doing their best to provide manufacturers with solutions.

October 8, 2020

Lindsay Beaton

Pet parents are requiring more and more of the food and treats they give their animals, and functional ingredient suppliers in the pet food space are doing their best to provide manufacturers with solutions.

Improving pet well-being and owner satisfaction

Improving pet's well-being and owners' satisfaction through market insights on palatability, performance and pet nutrition. Sponsored by Diana Pet Food.

October 1, 2020

Brand Insights From Diana Pet Food

Improving pet's well-being and owners' satisfaction through market insights on palatability, performance and pet nutrition. Sponsored by Diana Pet Food.

3 aroma compounds ‘vital’ to dog food palatability

They identified 55 individual volatile chemical compounds emanating from the dog foods sprayed with palatability enhancers.

August 24, 2020

Tim Wall

Scientists identified nine chemical compounds found in palatability enhancers that contributed positively to dogs’ partiality for particular food aromas.