Spray-Dried Animal Plasma as a Multifaceted Ingredient in Pet Food

Plasma is a co-product from pork and beef obtained during the processing of animals for human consumption. The spray-drying process maintains solubility spray-dried animal plasma (SDAP) its nutritional functional properties, making this ingredient multifunctional in nutrition. In pet food, SDAP has been used production wet foods (pates chunks gravy) as an emulsifying binding agent, with potential to replace hydrocolloids partially or totally, which have some negative implications digestibility, fecal quality, intestinal inflammation. From point view, high digestibility amino acid profile compatible high-quality ingredients, such powdered eggs. Studies companion animals, especially cats, shown that palatability. Despite immunomodulatory, anti-inflammatory, prebiotic, neuroprotective properties demonstrated models, there are still few publications demonstrating these effects dogs limits use species. review, aspects related sustainability ingredient, opportunities studies discussed.