ORIGIN OF FATS IN PET DIETS

In order to obtain a balanced diet, highly digestible ingredients that provide adequate nutrients are necessary to ensure the health and welfare of the animal. Animal by-products have contributed greatly to the development and advancement of the pet industry.Unfortunately in some sectors they are not considered as they should be, perhaps due to a misinterpretation of their name without considering their nutritional value, nor their contribution to value in the circular economy and food chain.)

Transforming our world: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. This is the document adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 25 September 2015., this agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity.

Today, companies involved in by-product manufacturing are fully committed to achieving sustainable development goals. Under the three pillars of climate, health and society, EFPRA presents its sustainability charter, which reflects its actions, objectives and ambitions, all framed within the scope of broadly promoting the positive sustainability credentials of this type of industry, while also encouraging collaboration with others.

As a source of energy, palatability, fat-soluble vitamins and fatty acids, fats from the processing of materials of animal origin are an indisputable and necessary source in our pets’ diets.

In order to take full advantage of all their nutrients, it is necessary that these fats meet acceptable quality criteria, so when considering them as an ingredient and before incorporating them into the formula, it is necessary to check and verify these controls.

One of the indisputable aspects when talking about fats would be to consider their oxidation state. Among all the controls that can be carried out, with an initial organoleptic examination on receipt of the raw materials, it is possible to detect odours that may or may not indicate rancidity.

With a chemical analysis, we can find out the level of peroxides to control their state and evolution. Other analytical methods will also allow us to know the degree of sensitivity to oxidation of this fat.

The use of antioxidants such as OKXINOX and OKXINOX NATURE will help us to keep them in acceptable conditions for their correct use and exploitation by the animals, delaying or preventing degradation due to oxidation.

The choice of antioxidant will respond to the needs previously determined for the use of this raw material and will guarantee its conservation throughout its useful life.OKXINOX and OKXINOX NATURE is the new line of antioxidants for Petfood, designed to solve the problems related to lipid oxidation, focused on a wide and demanding market, it includes combinations of both synthetic and natural antioxidants, in liquid and powder presentations to obtain a solution for each approach.