Rethinking Wet Pet Food: Faba Protein Concentrate as a Sustainable Alternative to Animal Plasma

Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM · 2 hr. (Europe/Berlin)

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BENEO's faba protein concentrate, BeneoFeed FB P60 (P60), offers a sustainable and cost-effective alternative to animal blood plasma (ABP) in wet pet food. Trials in wet pet food loaves demonstrated that P60 can partially or fully replace ABP, without significantly affecting product appearance or texture, while providing stronger binding properties than pea protein concentrate. In chunks-in-gravy applications, P60 could also partially replace ABP with no significant impact on chunk texture or appearance. Combining technological functionality, plant-based nutrition, cost savings and a lower carbon footprint, BeneoFeed FB P60 enables next-generation wet pet food with reduced reliance on animal-derived functional proteins.
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Pet Food & Nutrition Innovation Award
BENEO31G70BENEO offers a range of functional ingredients with health and technical benefits derived from the natural sources chicory root, barley, sugar beet, rice, wheat and faba bean. With its Meatless range, BENEO offers food producers a versatile selection of plant-based texturizing solutions for meat and fish alternatives. By “connecting nutrition and health”, the company supports food and feed manufacturers to produce healthy and more balanced products. BENEO also supplies organic rice ingredients for green, clean, texturizing solutions and organic chicory root fibres, offering the same prebiotic benefits as our conventional ingredients. BENEO ingredients offer food manufacturers routes to develop great-tasting products that are nutritionally optimised with less or no sugar or fat, fibre-enriched or gluten- as well as dairy-free and more. BENEO takes it even further: blood sugar management, weight management, digestive, bone and dental health are concepts where its ingredients can play a decisive role. In addition, they improve the taste and texture of food and beverages. BENEO specialises in supplying manufacturers with functional ingredients of non-animal origin that bring forth innovative product development. The company's product portfolio is primarily used in the following applications: baby food, bakery, cereals, beverages, confectionery, dairy, meat and vegetables, as well as soups and sauces. To learn more, download their corporate profile here: https://www.beneo.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/corporate-profile-en-202208v1-web.pdf

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