Salt of the Earth introduces all-natural, sodium-reduction ingredient based on vegetable extracts and sea salt

Salt of the Earth, Ltd., has successfully replaced monosodium glutamate (MSG) in the famous Ranch dressing with Mediterranean Umami, an all-natural sodium-reduction ingredient based on vegetable extracts and sea salt. Mediterranean Umami keeps the “craveable” flavor of Ranch dressing, without MSG, while reducing sodium at the same time. Read more.

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“Salt of the Earth: Natural MSG Replacement.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 4 Sept. 2018, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/121535-salt-of-the-earth-natural-msg-replacement.

Dried yeast may provide palatability enhancement in pet food on par with brewers’ yeast.

Dried yeast left over from the production of ethanol, used as a biofuel and in other industries, may provide palatability enhancement in pet food on par with brewers’ yeast, Gary Davenport, PhD, companion animal technical manager for ADM Animal Nutrition, during a video from Petfood Forum 2018. Additionally, dried yeast provides proteins and their building blocks, amino acids, which means the desiccated fungus may serve as a novel protein source to replace animal byproducts in dog and cat food formulations. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Dried Yeast May Provide ‘Gold Standard’ Pet Food Protein.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 28 Aug. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7449-dried-yeast-may-provide-gold-standard-pet-food-protein.

Recyclable pet food containers have grown in popularity, but transparent windows can make dry pet food bags difficult to recycle.

Environmental sustainability has become an important trend in dog, cat and other foods. With that trend comes consumer demand for recyclable pet food containers. However in the report “Pet Products Packaging Innovation,” Packaged Facts analysts noted that a certain growing trend in pet food packaging conflicts with the ability to recycle pet food containers. Specifically, transparent windows in pet food containers have become popular, but these panels make recycling difficult. Read more.

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Wall, Tim. “Specific Dry Pet Food Bag Trend Poses Recycling Challenges.” PetfoodIndustry.com, PetfoodIndustry.com, 20 Aug. 2018, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/7429-specific-dry-pet-food-bag-trend-poses-recycling-challenges.