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INGREDIENTS
Fruit and vegetable pieces are easy to identify
ingredients that pet owners are comfortable
eating themselves, which gives them confidence
that they are also beneficial for their pets. "
Vicki Gawlinski, Van Drunen Farms
mixes. The blue and pink topping
is semolina based and colored with
beet juice or spirulina and finished
with a mica-based pearlescent
pigment.
" We have noticed an increasing
trend of pet food products being
colored with a variety of natural
sources, including fruits and vegetables, "
said Ashlee Martin, senior apONLY
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" Natural sources, such as black carrot,
annatto or turmeric are easily
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manager, GNT USA LLC, Dallas,
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color portfolio of 400 shades
derived exclusively from fruits,
vegetables and plants, aligns seamlessly
with this ethos. Processed using
familiar, kitchen-like methods
such as boiling and chopping, these
colors offer an ideal solution for
adding vibrancy and visual appeal
to pet food items, especially in fun
inclusions in pet-friendly cakes and
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Ensuring piece integrity
Whole food ingredients are minimally
processed and can present a
number of challenges. Fruits and
vegetables, for example, may bleed
color into the surrounding product.
Active enzymes may cause structural
breakdowns and discoloration.
Undesirable interactions may take
place between the inclusion and the
base food matrix.
" Providing engagement through
differentiated pet food that pushes
past the traditional brown-andround
goes far beyond what an
in-house formulator does, " said
Heather Govea, chief commercial
officer, Alphia, Denver. " Alphia has a
dedicated R&D team that can assist
to ensure the quality and standard
deviation of the piece sizes remain
consistent and meet customer standards
and expectations. "
White said, " Ensuring piece in
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