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== Ingredient Selection and Sourcing ==

== Ingredient Selection and Sourcing ==

Many of the [[Common Ingredients Used In Pet Food|ingredients used in the manufacture of pet food]] are described as animal (or fish) derivatives or by-products. These ingredients are the parts of the animal surplus to the requirements of the human food industry. In dry pet foods, '''animal derivatives are commonly used in a meal form''' (such as chicken meal, poultry by-product meal) where meat and animal derivatives are cooked, the fat removed and the remaining material dried to create a dry meal). By-products may also be used in fresh or frozen form. Many of the other ingredients such as cereals, grains, and vegetables used in dry pet foods come in dry form and are milled or ground prior to mixing. A recipe is also likely to include oils and [[Fats - Nutrition|fats]], [[Vitamins - Nutrition|vitamins]] and [[Minerals - Nutrition|minerals]] required to ensure the product delivers all the essential nutrients.

Many of the [[Common Ingredients Used In Pet Food|ingredients used in the manufacture of pet food]] are described as animal (or fish) derivatives or by-products. These ingredients are the parts of the animal surplus to the requirements of the human food industry. In dry pet foods, '''animal derivatives are commonly used in a meal form''' (such as chicken meal, poultry by-product meal) where meat and animal derivatives are cooked, the fat removed and the remaining material dried to create a dry meal. By-products may be used in fresh or frozen form. Many of the other ingredients such as cereals, grains, and vegetables used in dry pet foods come in dry form and are milled or ground prior to mixing. A recipe is also likely to include oils and [[Fats - Nutrition|fats]], [[Vitamins - Nutrition|vitamins]] and [[Minerals - Nutrition|minerals]] required to ensure the product delivers all the essential nutrients.

== Ingredient Weighing and Preparation ==

== Ingredient Weighing and Preparation ==

== Cooking and Cooling ==

== Cooking and Cooling ==

The dry mix is combined with wet ingredients, water and steam in a preconditioner, which hydrates the powders, creates a dough and starts the cooking process. The dough then enters a machine known as an extruder, which cooks the dough under pressure. At the end of the extruder the dough exits under pressure through a die plate creating ribbons of pre-specified shape that are then sliced into the pre-specified size using a rotary cutter.

The dry mix is combined with wet ingredients, water and steam in a preconditioner, which hydrates the powders, creates a dough and starts the cooking process. The dough then enters a machine known as an extruder, which cooks the dough under pressure. The dough exits the extruder under pressure through a die plate creating ribbons of pre-specified shapes that are then sliced into the pre-specified size using a rotary cutter.

After extrusion and cutting the kibbles are air dried in an oven to remove moisture and then cooled. '''Reducing the moisture content is an important step in maintaining freshness and preventing food spoilage.'''

After extrusion and cutting the kibbles are air dried in an oven to remove moisture and then cooled. '''Reducing the moisture content is an important step in maintaining freshness and preventing food spoilage.'''

== Packaging ==

== Packaging ==

Packs are filled according to the declared weight and the packaging is appropriately sealed to prevent contamination.

Packs are filled according to the declared weight of the product and the packaging is appropriately sealed to prevent contamination.

== Storage and Distribution ==

== Storage and Distribution ==