Healthy pet food ingredient

Carrots are usually added to pet food as an accent or feature ingredient. Nutritionists increasingly suggest that it is beneficial to adding more carrots to pet diets. Carrots are a good source of fibre, minerals and vitamins and contribute to a well-balanced and nutritious diet.

Year-round availability of carrot ingredients

Some in the pet industry believe that the reason not to use carrots is limited availability. But carrot ingredients are available year-round at Duynie. This is because all our ingredients are co-products from the food industry that produces year-round.

Sustainability

An additional advantage of our carrot ingredients based on co-product is that they have a lower environmental footprint. Meaning the carbon footprint, water usage and land usage are lower compared to the traditional whole carrot. If you're seeking to reduce your scope-3 emissions look no further. LCA's are available on request.

 

Petfood Industry - Carrots: Getting down to the root of the issue for pets

Dr. Greg Aldrich, author of Petfood Industry magazine's monthly column, "Ingredient Insights," published an article about the many beneficial attributes of carrots in petfood. It confirms that carrots are worth to take a closer look to use in petfood.