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Proteins: Page 3
Proteins
Salmon: nutrient-rich petfood ingredient
Salmon, the supposed “last wild food” (Greenberg, 2010), has become very popular in petfoods. This may simply be marketing; however, there is some nutritional credence to the hype.
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Proteins
Protein from potatoes?
The terms potato and protein don't often come up in the same sentence--probably because we think of potatoes solely as a starch source. But in our ever-expanding search for useful ingredients in the petfood industry, potato protein, a concentrated extract from the potato tuber, has turned up in several specialty petfoods in the last couple of years.
Proteins
Has the time for DDGS arrived?
The production of ethanol has meant many things to the petfood industry
Proteins
Textured vegetable protein: all about appearance
Textured vegetable protein (TVP), the meat extender we loved to ridicule in our school lunches, may be more prevalent in petfood than many realize. It isn't being used to stretch the meat budget or even to supplement meat protein. Instead, the most common application for TVP in petfoods is cosmetic. It makes for a great visual effect in canned foods, making them look more like real meat.
Proteins
Whey your protein options
It is becoming increasingly common to find petfoods that contain whey, a milk protein, as a prominent ingredient on their labels
Proteins
Wheat gluten
The contamination and mislabeling of this ingredient has affected almost every corner of the petfood industry
Proteins
Chicken first: marketing ploy or quality enhancement?
Chicken as the first ingredient on the ingredient panel of a dry extruded kibble has become more commonplace in the past several years
Proteins
Turkey (by-product) meal
Does this ingredient warrant its own identity?
Proteins
Meat and bone meal
Is this ingredient underestimated or overcriticized?
Proteins
Liver
Is it delectable or disgusting?
Proteins
Corn gluten meal
In 2002, much of the 1.35 million tons of corn gluten meal was consumed by the livestock market. However, a fair amount was used in petfood.
Proteins
Egg not such a simple ingredient for pet food
There is nothing simpler and better understood than the egg. Right? Well, egg (product) may be a common ingredient in dog and cat foods, but it’s far from “simple” and frankly may not be all that well understood.
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