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3D printing pet treats with plant, insect, algae protein

Ordering a perfect cup of Earl Grey tea from a Star Trek-style replicator remains for the next generation. However, small-scale 3D printing of pet treats may not be science fiction for long. Those futuristically created treats may themselves contain equally unconventional ingredients, such as insect and algae proteins.

Protein derived from plants like algae may soon play a large role in pet food. | (waldru | Bigstock.com)

Plant-based pet food proteins’ processing considerations

Plant-based pet food ingredients continue to gain interest from consumers and producers, but making pet foods with them is not necessarily straightforward.

Plants are becoming a more significant contributor to pet food formulations. | (PPAMPicture | iStock.com)

Simmons Pet Food expands wet pet food plants, distribution

In Edgerton and Emporia, Kansas, USA. Simmons will invest approximately US$115 million in the pet food manufacturing plants and other facilities.

image by iridi | BigStock.com

Pet Food Processing

Should you use high-pressure processing for your pet food?

Find out more about high-pressure processing, how it works and its benefits.

Hungry Welsh corgi Pembroke or cardigan dog eats special diet meat paste or raw minced meat from a ceramic bowl, top view, close up. Advertising of special veterinary food for certain breeds

Pet Food Market

Criteria for choosing extruded dog, cat food ingredients

Certain criteria influence why pet food formulators choose specific ingredients for new recipes to be processed in extruders.

Pet Food Product Database

ROSS PDDM Planetary Dual Disperser

Ross Planetary Dual Dispersers

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