Beyond Plasma: Exploring the Role of Functional Proteins in Pet Food Innovation

Spray dried plasma is already well established in pet food applications for its nutritional and functional properties. But functional proteins can go beyond plasma, offering additional opportunities to address specific formulation needs and develop differentiated products across complete diets, treats and supplements.

What can functional proteins bring to pet food formulation?

Functional proteins can enhance palatability and product acceptance in dog and cat foods while also contributing to product quality and formulation performance. Depending on the protein source and application, they can offer additional benefits—from supporting protein utilization and microbiome balance to enabling clean-label color solutions and differentiated product concepts.
 

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In practical terms, this means helping manufacturers create products that pets enjoy, while improving product performance and delivering meaningful nutritional differentiation.

Understanding these different functionalities, and how they can be applied in practice, can help formulators select the right solution according to the product they want to develop and the benefits they want to deliver.

Meet the speaker: Joy Campbell

The webinar will be presented by Joy Campbell, Ph.D., Senior Director of Research & Development at APC.
 

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Joy has extensive experience in animal nutrition and the research behind functional proteins. Her work at APC focuses on translating scientific research into practical nutritional solutions and understanding how functional ingredients can contribute to animal health, nutrition and product performance.

In 'Beyond Plasma: Functional Proteins for Differentiated Pet Food Products,' Joy will share APC's latest insights into functional proteins and explore how different solutions can support pet food manufacturers in developing products with specific nutritional and functional benefits.

Join the webinar
October 28, 2026 | 4:00 PM CET
30-minute presentation + live Q&A

If you work in pet food formulation, product development, R&D or innovation, this is an opportunity to hear directly from an APC researcher and ask your questions during the live Q&A.

Register now for the webinar: https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/04c6b87a-fdb1-47e1-a40a-ac511e5423ff@a136ef43-37d4-4119-992b-dff69a6fd065

Source:  APC