PET Food Processing - March 2020 - 47

A healthy partnership for all
your food cutting pet projects.

"Palatant form, protein
sources, performance
level and application
rate are all considered."
Preetha Banerjee, AFB Research & Development

available to the animal. Rancidity caused by degradation
also serves as a sign of poor quality to the owner and
could be dangerous to the animal's health. The use of antioxidants help with the stability of fat, and an ingredient
like yeast can help improve a product's acceptance.
"The humanization trend in pet food has led to higher
pet owner expectations and the launch of more premium
products, especially in wet cat food palatants," says Julie
Ledyayev, customer engagement scientist, AFB Research
& Development, AFB International. "Making a palatable
premium wet cat food is a challenging task due to the diverse processing conditions and formulations along with
the complexity of cat food palatability in general."

Flavor as art and science
Frozen foods, which continue to grow in popularity,
have the advantage of keeping the food's sensory properties intact while maintaining superior nutrition. Other
new forms of pet food on the market including raw and
frozen, infused, freeze dried and dehydrated usually do
not demand the addition of a palatant. These diets appeal to pets and are also used to increase the appeal of a
more processed food as a topper.
Treats on the other hand, offer other important functions such as training, health, education and pleasure.
Designed to be highly attractive, treats contain a higher
amount of palatants and aromas. Palatants for dry treats
often mirror the processing of dry pet food products.
"When it comes to pet food, manufacturers want to
elevate the nutritional qualities of the food," de Ratuld
says. "With treats, there is greater concentration on pleasure. Treats are also more expensive. Pet owners want
treats to be fully eaten and see full happiness in the animal that's consuming them."
New ingredients, formulations and processing capabilities continue to refine product performance.
"Palatability and preferences depend on the animal and
generalities are difficult to state. This makes research
very difficult," de Ratuld concludes. "It's never black or
white, it's more gray."
PFP

;|v-u;-mblrou|-m|r-u|o=|_;=-lbѴĴ$_-|Ľv_r;|
r-u;m|vѴooh=our;|=oo7|_-|bv1Ѵ;-mķv-=;ķ7;Ѵb1bov
-m7|_-|l;;|v|_;bur;|Ľvm|ubঞom-Ѵm;;7vĺ	;bѴѴ;Ľv
1ম
m];tbrl;m|bvr;u=;1|Ѵvb|;7=our;|=oo7
l-m=-1|u;uvѴoohbm]|ov-ঞv=7bv1;umbm]1v|ol;uvĺ
u=ѴѴu-m];o=1ম
m];tbrl;m|ruo71;v
blr;11-0Ѵ_]b;mb1-m7v-=;r;|=oo7ķ_bѴ;ruob7bm]
ob|_-]u;-|;u7;]u;;o=;lrѴo;;v-=;|ĺ	;bѴѴ;
m7;uv|-m7v|_-|v-=;|-m7t-Ѵb|bvo=r-u-lom|
blrou|-m1;|o|_;l-m=-1|u;uĺ
om|-1|v=ou-1omvѴ|-ঞomou|o0oohou

!|ub-ѴĸѴ;|v_;Ѵrov;Ѵ;1||_;0;v|orঞom=ou
our;|=oo71ম
m]u;tbu;l;m|vĺ
ol;v;;v-|Ĺ

;oo7
oul- April 28-29, 2020
Kansas City, MO - Booth 217

FAM Hymaks

FAM Yuran Hytec

1.866.404.4545

FAM CMD.2

FAM GD 500

www.devilletechnologies.com

	;bѴѴ;$;1_moѴo]b;vbv|_;;1Ѵvb;ou|_l;ub1-m7bv|ub0|ouo=
ĺ
http://www.devilletechnologies.com
PET Food Processing - March 2020

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of PET Food Processing - March 2020
