Rye grain digestible, palatable in sustainable dog food

On March 22, 2021 By ximgroup

To determine if rye could be healthy for dogs as well as ecosystems, researchers conducted an experiment with eight Beagles.

Rye may have factors working for it as a dog food ingredient. The grain uses fewer resources than other crops, so it may be more sustainable. Additionally, researchers found evidence that it provides digestibility on par with more conventional grains. As grains grow in pet food popularity in the wake of DCM and sustainability concerns, rye could find wider use in dog food. Read more.

Wall, Tim. “Rye Grain Digestible, Palatable in Sustainable Dog Food.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 11 Mar. 2021, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10093-rye-grain-digestible-palatable-in-sustainable-dog-food.

Creating Next-Gen Milk Analogs From Nuts, Grains, Legumes, and Other Plant Sources

On March 16, 2021 By ximgroup

Ingredient and formulation technologies have advanced to where the organoleptic and nutritional lines between dairy and dairy analogs have almost seamlessly merged

Plant-based milk analogs and other dairy-alternative products comprise a rapidly growing market segment for a number of reasons, including lactose sensitivity/intolerance, dairy protein allergies, vegetarian lifestyles, and environmental concerns. In the US and UK, cow’s milk consumption has declined while plant-based milk consumption has increased significantly in recent years. Read more.

Devon Gholam, PhD. “Creating Next-Gen Milk Analogs From Nuts, Grains, Legumes, and Other Plant Sources.” Prepared Foods RSS, Prepared Foods, 11 Mar. 2021, http://www.preparedfoods.com/articles/125272-creating-next-gen-milk-analogs-from-nuts-grains-legumes-and-other-plant-sources.

Hair of the dog food: ingredients from booze byproducts

On March 12, 2021 By ximgroup

Purina PetCare introduced a dog treat made from spent brewery grains. The dog treat will be available only in their Netherlands market for a six-week trial run.

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By-product from the brewing industry, such as yeast, have served as pet food ingredients since before the coining of the portmanteau “upcycling” in the 1990s. Upcycling involves taking wasted or otherwise lower cost materials and creating higher valued items. Beer brewing and alcoholic fermentation produce waste materials, including grains leached of their sugars in the brewing process. These spent grains still have nutritional value as a pet food ingredients. Read more.

Wall, Tim. “Hair of the Dog Food: Ingredients from Booze Byproducts.” PetfoodIndustrycom RSS, PetfoodIndustry.com, 4 Mar. 2021, http://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/10066-hair-of-the-dog-food-ingredients-from-booze-byproducts.