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Nutritional Balance and Quality Enablers for High-End Pet Feed
As pet food evolves towards more functional and humanized products, probiotic-loaded slow-release silica and biodegradable silicon-based materials are gaining increasing adoption, injecting new momentum into the quality evolution of high-end pet food.
As high-end pet feed continues to evolve, pursuing precise nutrition, palatability, and safety, silica, with its multifunctional properties, has become a "hidden enabler" in formulations. It plays an irreplaceable role in ensuring nutritional uniformity, maintaining gastrointestinal health, and maintaining product quality, meeting the refined feeding needs of companion animals such as dogs and cats.
Its core value stems from its food-grade precision processing technology. Silicon dioxide for high-end pet feed is produced using a vapor phase method or high-purity precipitation method, with a precisely controlled particle size of 2-8μm and a specific surface area of 400-700m²/g. It has received dual FDA and EFSA safety certifications, with a heavy metal content below 0.1ppm, fully meeting the safety standards of high-end feed.
In terms of nutritional balance, it serves as a "micronutrient guardian." Adding 0.1%-0.3% silica to high-end feeds can absorb trace elements such as vitamins and minerals through its porous structure, preventing them from oxidizing and losing their effectiveness during storage. It also prevents trace element aggregation, ensuring a nutrient content deviation of less than 5% per gram of feed, thus meeting the precise nutritional needs of pets.
In the field of gastrointestinal health, specially modified silica has become a "gut microecological regulator." Mesoporous silica selectively absorbs mycotoxins (such as aflatoxin B1) in the intestines, with an adsorption rate exceeding 90%, reducing damage to the pet's liver. Its porous structure also regulates intestinal motility and alleviates soft stools, making it particularly suitable for high-end pet breeds with sensitive stomachs.
In terms of quality optimization, silica provides both palatability and stability. As an anti-caking agent, it prevents feed from clumping due to moisture absorption, maintains loose pellets, and enhances pets' appetite. Its excellent compatibility with active ingredients such as probiotics and enzymes can extend the shelf life of feed to over 18 months without affecting flavor retention.
As pet food evolves towards more functional and humanized products, probiotic-loaded slow-release silica and biodegradable silicon-based materials are gaining increasing adoption, injecting new momentum into the quality evolution of high-end pet food.
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