PetFood PRO 2/2024
PetFood PRO is the international magazine for executives and specialists in the manufacture of food for domestic animals – the pet food industry. The magazine focuses on food and delicacies for dogs, cats and other small animals, ornamental birds and fish, as well as animals kept in terrariums. We publish feature articles, reports and announcements about new ingredients, technology, equipment and processes, packaging machinery and materials as well as marketing trends and developments. Readers are executives, product developers and specialists in the pet food industry, including process and packaging engineers. PetFood PRO will be published in English. Circulation is worldwide, with an emphasis on important growth markets.
PetFood PRO is the international magazine for executives and specialists in the manufacture of food for domestic animals – the pet food industry. The magazine focuses on food and delicacies for dogs, cats and other small animals, ornamental birds and fish, as well as animals kept in terrariums.
We publish feature articles, reports and announcements about new ingredients, technology, equipment and processes, packaging machinery and materials as well as marketing trends and developments. Readers are executives, product developers and specialists in the pet food industry, including process and packaging engineers. PetFood PRO will be published in English. Circulation is worldwide, with an emphasis on important growth markets.
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INGREDIENTS<br />
The power of chicory root fibers<br />
Other functional ingredients that enable<br />
vii, viii, ix,<br />
blood sugar management in dogs<br />
x , as well as weight management in pets<br />
xi, xii, xiii<br />
are BENEO’s natural chicory root<br />
fibers Orafti® Inulin and Oligofructose.<br />
These inulin-type fructans belong to the<br />
very few scientifically proven prebiotics ,<br />
that support a pet’s intestinal health and<br />
are linked with nutritional benefits that<br />
go beyond the gut. For example, studies<br />
show that including Orafti® Inulin and<br />
Oligofructose in a pet’s diet can curb<br />
their appetite, improve satiety and hence<br />
xv, xvi, xvii<br />
decrease voluntary food intake. In<br />
doing so, chicory root fibers can help to<br />
maintain the healthy condition of a pet’s<br />
body.<br />
Additionally, since inulin-type fructans<br />
are non-digestible carbohydrates and<br />
dietary fibers, they do not trigger a rise<br />
in postprandial blood glucose or insulin<br />
concentrations. As a result, they support<br />
blood sugar management in dogs. What’s<br />
more, studies in dogs have shown that<br />
feeding them with chicory prebiotics can<br />
allow for a lower blood sugar response<br />
after a meal , and this benefit can extend<br />
to a subsequent meal taken hours later,<br />
even if that meal doesn’t include chicory<br />
root fibers; xx, xxi which is called the second<br />
meal effect.<br />
Quality production<br />
BENEO produces its functional<br />
carbohydrates, including isomaltulose, and<br />
chicory root fibers in state-of-the-art and<br />
food-certified processing plants, which<br />
enables the highest product quality to be<br />
continuously guaranteed. Also, the non-<br />
GMO sugar beets and chicory roots are<br />
sourced from farmers in close proximity to<br />
the production sites. Isomaltulose as well as<br />
Orafti® Inulin and Oligofructose are natural<br />
ingredients which are acknowledged as<br />
feed materials in the EU xxii . They are suitable<br />
for use in both dry and wet pet foods, or in<br />
snacks.<br />
With more and more companion animals<br />
struggling with being overweight or obese,<br />
it is no wonder that pet food producers are<br />
turning to functional ingredients, such<br />
as BENEO’s, to help owners resolve these<br />
issues. By choosing the right ones, it is<br />
now possible to support weight and blood<br />
sugar management in pets more naturally,<br />
whilst supporting their long-term health.<br />
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BENEO source references for this article are<br />
available on request.<br />
For more information<br />
www.beneo.com<br />
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