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What’s on the horizon for pet food ingredients

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When you think of pet food ingredients what comes to mind?  Probably beef or chicken, maybe “white fish” for cats?  These have been staple ingredients for most pet foods brands in recent memory.  However, health-conscious pet parents and the super-premium brands they support have become increasingly interested in unique, sustainable proteins, such as, tilapia, green beans, millet and more recently, insect meal.  Read More

LANI, Brand Insights from. “What’s on the Horizon for Pet Food Ingredients.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 2 Nov. 2021, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10752-whats-on-the-horizon-for-pet-food-ingredients.

New, Traditional Oils and Fats are Heating Up in Food Product Product Development

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At more than twice the calories of carbohydrates and protein, oils and fats are once again being scrutinized more closely

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With such an acute focus on well-being in the wake of a year and a half of an ongoing global health crisis, consumers are paying closer attention than ever to the ingredients in the foods they eat. Moreover, with working from home shifting from a temporary to a permanent state for many workers, these same consumers have learned the hard way that calories count, so counting calories is back. At more than twice the calories of carbohydrates and protein, oils and fats in the diet are once again being scrutinized more closely. Read More.

David Feder, RDN. “New, Traditional Oils and Fats Are Heating up in Food Product Product Development.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 24 Aug. 2021, https://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/125929-new-traditional-oils-and-fats-are-heating-up-in-food-product-product-development.

Sustainability of Freeze-dried Dehydrated Pet Food Ingredients

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Resource efficiency helps reduce a company’s contribution to climate change, pollution, habitat destruction and other threats to the ecosystems that human economies depend on.

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U.S. Food and Drug Administration analysts estimate that every year 30-40% of the United States’ food supply is wasted. Reducing that inefficiency would decrease pollution, habitat loss and water use, along with hunger. People preserve foods, both for themselves and as pet food ingredients, to avoid this waste while also retaining foods’ nutrients. Read More

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Wall, Tim. “Sustainability of Freeze-Dried, Dehydrated Pet Food Ingredients.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 8 Sept. 2021, https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10609-sustainability-of-freeze-dried-dehydrated-pet-food-ingredients.