Palatability enhancer in dog food

Pea fractions have the potential to add value to formulations and pea starch concentrate may be used to increase the palatability of pet foods and snack. The test results show that the diet containing the pea starch concentrate had a significantly higher voluntary intake of food. These results appear to be consistent with the work…

Pea proteins: Alternative source for petfood?

Greg Aldrich, PhD, Pet Food & Ingredient Technology, Inc. has in Petfood industry.com written an interesting article: “Pea proteins: Alternative source for petfoods?” Click on the link for the article. Artikkel: Pea proteins: Alternative source for petfoods?  Other articles by Greg Aldrich, PhD, regarding the use of pea in petfood: Peas in petfood: The lowly pea…

Pea protein & dogfood

Nutritional Information Peas are made up of 73% carbohydrates, 26% protein, and 1% fat. In fact, as a vegetable, peas have exceptionally high protein content. Peas are also a great source dietary fiber, iron, potassium, copper, and manganese. The iron in peas is necessary for your dog’s production of hemoglobin, which helps to carry oxygen…