Dog food production first of all to mix raw materials ① mixed raw materials dog food ingredients including animal-derived raw materials and plant-derived raw materials. Common animal-derived raw materials such as chicken (powder), beef (powder), fish (powder), lamb (powder), chicken heart, chicken liver, etc., plant-derived raw materials such as corn (powder), barley (powder), wheat (powder), rice, potatoes, peas, sweet potatoes, cassava, as well as soybean meal, beet meal and some fruits and vegetables, etc., these raw materials will be ground separately with a grinding machine, mixed according to a certain ratio, and then use a mixer to mixed together. Then the machine will be used to steam all the food powder first ~ ② high-pressure extrusion with the press machine to steam the mixture out of the mold, the exit is to use the rotating knife at the right speed, the extruded dog food cut into sections of the right size particles. The mold is directly into a variety of shapes, such as the following picture with a dog bone mold shape. We eat “spaghetti” is also extruded and cut in this way … dog food in addition to baking, there is a production method called “puffing”, is in the molding process to add water in the form of steam, so that the raw materials under high pressure to 100 ~ 200 ℃, the starch in the raw materials paste (and the process of thickening in the pot similar). When extruding and cutting off, the pressure is released instantly and the water rushes out of the raw material instantly to make the raw material expand and form a crispy texture, which is also beneficial to the dog’s digestion. The excess water is then removed and the pellets are first laid out flat and left in the warm air dryer for about 25 minutes. At the bottom, the pellets are heated to 149°C to remove moisture and then cooled to room temperature. The cooled kibble is then sent to a blender and sprayed with grease and “food attractant”… yes! You read that right, the food attractant is to enhance the dog’s appetite, adding food attractant dog food is not necessarily hot chicken food, we need to look at what kind of food attractant added and the ratio of dog food ingredients. Strictly speaking, all dry dog food needs an appetizer, and no dog will like a dry dog food with a white flavor. Constant flipping ensures even coverage. Packaging into bags finally is the packaging into bags link ~ no doubt, whether it is dog food or cat food need to package different specifications in order to sell and buy, after all, we can not take the dog bowl every day to the dog food manufacturers to buy dog food is not. The good or bad of the dog food packaging to a certain extent can reflect the advantages and disadvantages of dog food, a thoughtful dog food will certainly design a that is convenient to open the bag to eat and convenient to seal the preservation of the bag, and those who use plastic film plus snakeskin pockets to do the packaging of dog food, no doubt, simply not worthy of attention. Cast has something to say about the production process of dog food, you must want to ask how the production process of cat food? The production process of cat food is actually similar to that of dog food, but compared to dogs cats need to consume more fat and protein as well as must contain enough taurine, so there will be differences in the ratio of ingredients and the type of additives chosen. In addition, cats prefer food that is more acidic, while dogs prefer sweet.
