Why is most of the current pet feed still extruded?

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2023-01-10 16:19

1. The puffing process can increase the natural fragrance of raw materials

After the feed material is extruded, the aroma and palatability are improved, which can stimulate the appetite of pets. The picky taste of dogs has always been a headache for dog food manufacturers. In order to solve the problem of palatability, some manufacturers will choose to add attractants to achieve the effect of attracting food. However, compared with synthetic flavors, spices and other additives, the natural fragrance of natural grains and fresh meat after puffing is more suitable for dogs to eat for a long time.

2. The puffing process can transform the molecular structure of the element to make the dog food easy to digest and absorb

Due to the puffing process, the protein in the raw material of the dog food is combined with the starch matrix, so it is not easy to lose nutrients when feeding. The protein is released only when the digestive enzymes in the animal body decompose the starch, which increases the potency of the protein. The puffing process also denatures the protein, inactivates many anti-nutritional factors, changes the tertiary structure of the protein, and shortens the hydrolysis time of the protein in the intestine. For ruminants, puffing produces rumen non-degradable protein, that is, rumen-passed protein, which can avoid ammonia poisoning in animals and improve protein utilization. Secondly, the puffing process releases the encapsulated fat in the raw material molecules, which increases the heat energy value of the fat. Puffing can also form complex product lipoprotein or lipopolysaccharide together with fat and starch or protein, which reduces the content of free fatty acids.

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