Petfood Forum 2019

Innovation in pet food stabilization: Selecting the right natural antioxidants for rendering meals and stabilizing pet foods from the beginning (Room 2504)

30 Apr 19
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Tracks: Petfood Forum Full Schedule, Petfood Forum Full Schedule; Petfood Forum Technologies for Today's Pet Food, Petfood Forum Safety/Processing

Speaker(s): Nicolas Coneggo, R&D Engineer, Diana Pet Food

Moderator(s): Anna Kate Shoveller, Champion Petfoods Chair in Canine and Feline Nutrition, Physiology and Metabolism, Department of Animal Sciences, University of Guelph;

Nicolas Coneggo, a scientist with Videka-Diana Pet Food, demonstrates the application of natural antioxidants at different steps of rendering and pet food processing, in various product matrices from the raw materials to the final coating fats. Recommendations will be given on how to choose the right natural antioxidants for rendering meals and stabilize your pet food products from the very beginning to achieve the utmost freshness. Methods and model systems for evaluating natural antioxidants performance in poultry meals will be presented.