Natural/Organic Pet Food: Page 7

Safe history helps novel protein from wood-eating yeast

For pet food, Torula yeast may have an advantage over other novel proteins. Torula yeast is already an approved ingredient, with a history of safe use.

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Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

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Pet food ingredient insights for new product development

Pet Food Ingredients

4 novel functional pet food ingredients, like turmeric

Plants, such as hemp, turmeric and ashwagandha, along with other light-eaters, algae, serve as functional ingredients in both human and pet foods by aiding animals’ bodies in ways beyond calories counts and protein levels.

Turmeric is commonly considered a spice and is permitted in pet food for use as a coloring additive. | (tarapong srichaiyos | shutterstock.com)

Area, age, income differ in sustainable pet food market

Sustainable pet food had the fourth lowest percentage change in volume due to a 1% change in price.

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Sustainable products maintained sales during pandemic

Growing numbers of pet owners consider the effects of pet food production and distribution on marginalized human communities and the Earth’s ecosystems.

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‘Beautiful system’ supplies by-products to make pet food

Before recycling even entered the English language, some pet food and animal feed ingredient companies reduced the amount of waste produced by reusing byproducts of the human food system.

Pet food industry disconnected from public on byproducts

Byproduct usage serves as a huge sustainability story for the pet food industry, one executive said. People in the industry take for granted that others know the same.

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Pet Food Market

Do pet food consumers still care about sustainability?

The COVID-19 pandemic seems to be making some pet food shoppers and other consumers focus more on sustainability, food waste and natural/organic products.

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Pet food maker nutrition, quality by ingredient studied

However, pet owners may have trepidations about novel pet food ingredients or varieties, including raw, plant protein, cell-cultured, insect, fungal or algal-based pet foods.

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Pet Food Market

New pet food product launches down during 2020 pandemic

New pet food and treat launches in the first third of 2020 fell far behind previous years’ number of product introductions.

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Pet Food Market

Wet Noses: Making ‘the best damn dog food on the planet’

Wet Noses is an independent pet food company that has expanded from dog treats to jarred dog and cat food as well as toppers with a focus on sustainability and nutrition.

Wet Nose Founder and Owner Jasmine Galligan, here with rescue pups Miguel and Lucy, focuses on eco-consciousness and quality as two of the company’s primary drivers. | Courtesy Wet Noses

Humanization, natural pet food trends may be near limit

Those trends have become so widespread that they may no longer fuel growth in the same way.

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8 dog obesity factors: kibble vs. fresh, probiotics, more

Researchers identified lower dog obesity prevalence among dogs whose owners’ reported feeding of probiotics or fresh dog food.

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