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'''Wet foods are made by mixing recipe ingredients together and cooking them within the can, tray or pouch.''' The food in the container then remains sterile for the shelf life of the product or until opened. These products can be in the form of chunks in gravy, sauce or jelly, loaf or mousse.
'''Wet foods are made by mixing recipe ingredients together and cooking them within the can, tray or pouch.''' The food in the container then remains sterile for the shelf life of the product or until opened. These products can be in the form of chunks in gravy, sauce or jelly, loaf or mousse.
=== Ingredient Selection ===
=== Ingredient Selection ===
Once the ingredients for a specific recipe are mixed they enter the can, pouch or tray. For some forms of wet food, a mix of water, thickening agents and flavours may be added to form a gravy or jelly during the cooking process.
Once the ingredients for a specific recipe are mixed they enter the can, pouch or tray. For some forms of wet food, a mix of water, thickening agents and flavours may be added to form a gravy or jelly during the cooking process.
=== Sealing and Cooking ===
=== Sealing and Cooking ===
The can, pouch or tray is then sealed and enters a cooking process. The temperature and length of cooking are carefully controlled in order to prevent spoilage over the shelf life of the product, as well as to optimise the taste and protect the required nutritional content.
The can, pouch or tray is then sealed and enters a cooking process. The temperature and length of cooking are carefully controlled in order to prevent spoilage over the shelf life of the product, as well as to optimise the taste and protect the required nutritional content.
=== Cooling and Labelling ===
=== Cooling and Labelling ===
Individual containers are packed into boxes or trays and stored in warehouses before being dispatched to customers.
Individual containers are packed into boxes or trays and stored in warehouses before being dispatched to customers.
{{Reviewed Nutrition 2
|author = [[Abi Stevenson|Dr Abi Stevenson]]
|editor1 = [http://regulatorydiscretion.com/Page_3.html Dr David A. Dzanis]
|editor2 = [[Sarah Abood|Dr Sarah K. Abood]]
|date = April 2017
}}
[[Category:Pet Food Manufacture]]
[[Category:Pet Food Manufacture]]
[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]
[[Category:To Do - Nutrition]]