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New profit stream for grain sorghum: sensory profiles and consumer acceptance of dry dog food (Room 2504)

19 Apr 16
1:15 PM - 1:55 PM

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Brizio Di Donfrancesco, graduate teaching assistant at Kansas State University, shares new research designed to understand sorghum’s potential as a key pet food ingredient in terms of its sensory properties, pet owners’ acceptance and pets’ acceptance of the final products. The study included three samples containing different sorghum fractions (bran, flour and whole sorghum) and a control sample containing mixed grains. Results indicate the potential for an increased use of sorghum in dry dog food.