The benefits of insoluble cellulose fibers as an ingredient in pet food

April 07 2020

Dietary fibers are now increasingly recognized as an important functional ingredient in pet food. A healthy diet for pets, such as cats and dogs, contains a mix of both soluble and insoluble, fermentable and non-fermentable dietary fibers.

Specifically, insoluble fibers are particularly important for healthy bowel functioning, offer additional advantages, such as weight management and feline hairball control, and have excellent technical properties, such as good water-retention capacity. Of the available fiber sources, purified cellulose powder offers the highest concentration of insoluble fibers with excellent functional properties.

In the latest white paper by Geert van der Velden, IQI Trusted Petfood Ingredients’ Innovation Manager, he explains the unique benefits of purified cellulose powder in pet food applications.