Next to salmon, shrimp is the most well-known and consumed marine protein for human consumption. While some shrimp comes from (MSC) fisheries, such as the Norwegian and Dutch shrimps, the majority of all shrimp that is consumed originates from aquaculture. Historically this industry developed strongly in south-east Asia, in countries such as Thailand, Vietnam and China, while in recent years South American countries like Ecuador have developed strongly as a supplier of shrimp. Side stream of this industry offer possibilities for pet food.
Spray-dried shrimp powder is a premium pet food ingredient produced from side streams of the human food production of shrimps from aquaculture. The shrimp shells and heads are processed via hydrolysation and spray-dried into a fine powder that can be applied into pet food directly. Because of the technical challenges to process the shrimp shells and heads into value added ingredients for pets, the shrimp industry for pet food applications is still in its infancy phase.
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