The Good, Bad, and Beautiful and Ugly in American Commercial Food Raw Materials

Poor looking meat by-products and agricultural products are no longer discarded as worthless things, but play an important role in commercial pet food as nutritious raw materials. Meat by-products, such as kidney, heart, skin and liver, are not attractive to most people, but these "ugly" by-products contain rich nutrients.

This is exactly what American commercial pet food producers need.

They use the value of "ugly" food to avoid food waste and make it play an important role in formula and product upgrading.

"While avoiding food waste, American commercial pet food producers provide necessary nutrition for our dogs and cats," said Ms. Mary, senior director of public relations and strategic planning of PFI

The report issued by PFI states that:

The American Feed Industry Association and the North American Renderers Association found that more than 500 different food ingredients were used in American commercial pet food. Including special crops such as peas, beet heads or sweet potatoes.

American commercial pet food manufacturers have developed dog food and cat food formulas, and worked with raw material suppliers to develop raw material specifications, providing a valuable way to use "ugly" food that may not be available.

"The so-called" ugly "only means that these agricultural products do not meet the highest level requirements of the United States Department of Agriculture for food appearance, just like the uncut fruits or vegetables." ugly " It does not mean that the nutritional value of agricultural products is not high. In fact, it can provide rich vitamins, minerals and other nutrients just like the best agricultural products. Fortunately, American commercial pet food manufacturers have made these ingredients into commercial pet food granules of appropriate size and convenient for pets to eat. "

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"Some animal body parts that Americans choose not to eat are nutritious and delicious for pets. These animal by-products are often used in the commercial pet food formula for dogs and cats, which not only prevents the competition between commercial pet food and human food chain, but also contributes to the sustainable development of American agriculture."

Mary from PFI said: "Although" ugly "and" upgraded "food are the latest words, American commercial pet food manufacturers have been using these materials to help dogs and cats get the nutrition they need in recent decades."

As an industry, we all recognize that we must meet the requirements of sustainable development in the future, and the American pet food industry is also actively involved in it, by formulating raw material procurement goals, striving to achieve carbon neutrality, reducing production water and other ways.