Cutting - Edge Innovations and Market Rivalries in Pet Food

The pet food market has undergone significant development and change in recent years. According to 2023 data, pet food is the most frequent and costly segment of pet consumption, and it is also one of the largest and most competitive markets in the pet industry. The market demand for pet food has also undergone some new changes.

Humanization -from pet owners to pet parents: This shift has driven the development of the pet food market, thereby driving demand for high-quality and premium pet food.

Increasing attention to health issues: The trend towards the humanization of pets has also led to increased health awareness and the need for sugar-free, gluten-free, pigment-free and less artificial additives in pet food.

The demand of pets for food is getting closer and closer to that of human beings: Some data show that nearly half of pet parents will make their pets ' eating habits consistent with their own eating habits. For example, pet parents who eat organic food also eat organic food, and pet parents who eat high-protein food also feed pets high-protein food.

Nutritional and Health Trends in Pet Food

Gluten-free: Gluten-free has become a major trend in human food. Compared with traditional pet food, gluten-free pet food has richer nutritional ratio, better nutritional value, and higher protein and fat content.

Clean label: The concept of ' clean label ' in food and pet food has gained mainstream attention.

Weight loss: In the United States, 52.6 % of dogs and 57.6 % of cats are overweight or obese, the same pattern as human obesity.

Biologically appropriate raw foods (BARF): BARF refers to pet food containing the largest amount of protein and fresh fruits and vegetables, a nutritional approach that is closer to their natural needs.

Based on the above demands, we recommend the use of yeast protein as a high-quality raw material in pet food to help pets maintain health and vitality.

Yeast: A Nutrient Booster for Pet Food

Yeast is a natural treasure trove of concentrated nutrients, rich in a variety of nutrients: protein 40% - 50%, a variety of B vitamins, dietary fiber 30% - 35%, and a variety of mineral elements. Inactive yeast can be an entire inactivated yeast, a yeast component isolated from the yeast cell wall, or a hydrolysate yeast. Yeast cell wall contains mannan oligosaccharides (MOS) and β- glucan, which have been shown to bind to undesirable bacteria in the intestines of animals and regulate immunity. Hydrolysate yeast is rich in protein, nucleotides, vitamins, and minerals, and can be used as a nutritional source and palatability enhancer.

Diverse Yeast Derivatives

Yeast Derivatives can be divided into a number of different categories according to the different needs for nutritional efficacy：

Yeast Protein: Revolutionizing Pet Nutrition Beyond Brewer's Yeast

Brewer's yeast is often added as a protein source in pet food, or used to enhance the flavor of pet food. As a by-product of beer production, brewer 's yeast has the risks of uncontrollable raw materials, unstable quality, and excessive gluten. Yeast protein is a pure cultured microbial protein obtained by fermentation. It not only has all the nutrients rich in brewer’s yeast, but also has a stable and controllable source of raw materials without any toxic risks. It does not contain gluten and other components that have negative effects on pet health and meet the requirements of clean labels. Therefore, yeast protein, as a high-quality protein raw material, can completely replace brewer's yeast.

Inactive Yeast- High Quality Protein Source

As one of the star ingredients of Postbiotics, inactive yeast can be a metabolite of natural yeast, and it is also a health food material. It has many functions such as promoting intestinal health and immune support. In addition, it is more resistant to storage, has a shorter time to exert effects in the body, and has advantages such as cleaning labels, making it widely popular.

Provide Rich Nutrients: It is a high-quality source of protein that can provide pets with the amino acids they need. It can also be used as a supplement for B vitamins, including vitamins B1, B2, B6, and so on. In addition, active polysaccharides, β-glucan, polyphenols and short chain polypeptides in inactive yeast have been gradually proved to have positive physiological effects on the body.

Hydrolyzed Yeast - Functional Yeast Protein

Hydrolyzed yeast comes from saccharomyces cerevisiae cells, which has been widely used as a single cell protein material with high content of protein and good bio-safety for animals, even for human. Meanwhile directed enzymolysis by exogenous made the protein mainly in form of small peptides and free amino acid more than 90%, that means a better absorption and digestion for animals, especially for young animal compared with some other kinds of protein resource.

Hydrolyzed yeast is also rich in flavor compounds that animals like, such as flavor nucleotides (IMP+GMP) and peptides (Gly-Gly, Gly-His-Gly, Gly-Gly-His etc.) and amino acids. Lot of studies found that GroPro has almost same palatability with some other functional proteins such as SDPP or fish meal depending on laboratory as well as animal experiments.

Yeast Cell Wall - Yeast Prebiotics

Yeast cell wall are rich in mannan oligosaccharides（MOS），on the one hand, yeast is rich in dietary fiber, which can promote intestinal peristalsis and reduce constipation; On the other hand, it provides short chain fatty acids such as acetic acid, propionic acid and butyric acid, which help probiotics colonize and inhibit the growth of pathogenic bacteria.

Note: Beagle dogs aged 3-6 years, weighing 12.0±1.1kg, were tested for 1 week

Yeast Extract（YE）- Flavor Enhancer

YE is rich in a variety of amino acids, peptides, and flavor nucleotides. The content of glutamic acid is about 8 %, and the content of flavor nucleotides ( IMP, GMP ) can reach more than 20 %. YE is a umami substance that combines MSG, IMP and GMP, and has good umami characteristics. The study found that YE can amplify the function of umami receptor in taste, and also amplify the saltiness effect of sodium. Therefore, although the content of salt ( sodium chloride ) has been reduced, the animal 's feeling of umami has not been reduced.

Yeast Derivatives: The Next Step in Vegan Pet Food Protein

In view of the growing interest in plant-based diets, yeast is likely to become more popular in pet food, and it is particularly suitable for vegetarian dog food. In addition, it is a sustainable source of protein with a much lower carbon footprint than meat. Therefore, some industry experts and companies regard yeast protein as the future protein in dog food.

Much research has been done on the palatability of yeast, but there may still be more interesting findings, especially on the various combinations of dietary ingredients. Such as skin and hair health, intestinal health and immunomodulatory properties and protein, amino acid, nutrient and mineral levels, these are the themes to be further explored.

Yeast protein has been widely used in various pet foods as a generally recognized high-quality protein raw material, and its application prospects in the future are also very considerabl.

About Angel Animal Nutrition

Fubon is a brand of Angel Animal Nutrition. Fubon is committed to developing natural, efficient microbial feed derived from yeast with Angel's leading technology in yeast industry, providing the best service solutions for the nutrition and health in animals. Angel Animal Nutrition creates value for global feed and animal agriculture customers through continuously upgraded products and professional services.

About Angel

Angel Yeast Company is a high-tech listed company specializing in yeast and biotech. Product business covers Yeast and Baking, Yeast Extract-Savoury, Nutrition & Health and Biotechnology fields. It is one of the world's leading companies in the yeast industry. Angel has 12 holding subsidiaries and provides products and services for more than 150 countries and regions.

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