Pet Parents increasingly want clean label, highly nutritious foods with limited ingredients for their pets. They prefer recognizable ingredients to “free from” and front-of-package claims as consumers expect their pets’ food to be as clean and simple as their own.1 Formulate the pet food and treats that consumers will love feeding to their four-legged family members with innovative plant-based solutions from Ingredion.
Our starches, flours and protein concentrates/isolates from peas, lentils, and chickpeas will help you create appealing, nutritionally balanced products with in-demand label claims - helping you set your brand apart.
From clean label and non-GMO claims to products rich in protein and micronutrients, today’s pet owners are shopping for pet food and treats that they can feel good about putting in their pets’ dishes.2
Create pet products that meet consumers’ expectations and that will win their pets’ approval, too, with innovation from Ingredion. Our PURITY® pea starches, VITESSENCE® pea proteins and HOMECRAFT® pulse flours allow you to formulate with on-demand ingredients with specific functionalities and proteins for complimentary protein combinations. These ingredients deliver the performance and benefits you need in canned foods, gravies, dry kibble, treats, biscuits and more. These solutions also support the on-trend non-GMO claims and clean labels your consumers want, giving pet owners more reasons to choose your products.
Ingredion plant-based solutions can help you meet your clean label and nutrition goals while providing the functionality necessary to create enticing pet food and treats.
| Label | Pea starch | Pea starch | Pea protein | Chickpea flour | Lentil flour | Pea protein |
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Features
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PURITY® P 1304/1306 pea starch (powder/pelleted)
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PURITY® P 1002 pea starch
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VITESSENCE® Pulse 1550/1556 pea protein concentrate (powder/pelleted)
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HOMECRAFT® Pulse flour 4101
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HOMECRAFT® Pulse flour 2101
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PEA PROTEIN PF pea protein isolate (powder)
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Applications
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Canned foods, semi-moist treats, kibble, biscuits, extrusion and injection molded treats
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Canned foods, biscuits, extrusion and injection molded treats
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Canned foods, semi-moist treats, kibble, biscuits, extrusion and injection molded treats
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Canned foods, semi-moist treats, kibble, biscuits, extrusion and injection molded treats
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Canned foods, semi-moist treats, kibble, biscuits, extrusion and injection molded treats
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Canned meat loaf, semi-moist, dry pet food and extruded treats, and pet biscuits
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Enables clean label, grain-free and gluten-free claims
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Enhances nutritional value
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Enhances protein content
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Can replace animal byproduct protein
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Provides texture and structure
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Improves water and fat binding
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Offers thickening and gelling functionality
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Increases efficiency of extrusion and injection molding
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Work with Ingredion to access our broad portfolio of plant protein solutions as well as the capabilities of our Ingredion Idea Labs® innovation centers globally. Our experts have the consumer insights, applied research, applications knowhow and formulation and nutrition expertise to help you create owner-approved pet food and treats and get new products to market fast.
Agile collaboration. Deep formulation expertise. Broad portfolio of in-demand ingredients. Market research and consumer insights. Let’s make your goals a reality.
