As the petfood market continues to evolve toward more natural, simpler, and high-performing recipes, ingredient innovation plays a key role in helping brands develop relevant and effective solutions.
Limagrain Ingredients is expanding its PRESCO range with a new addition: Presco Yellow Pea – a clean-label, grain-free ingredient to bring both nutritional and technical value to modern petfood recipes. Presco Yellow Pea is available in both pellets or flour formats, for greater flexibility depending on formulation and process needs and can be included in up to 20% of the total formulation.
Presco Yellow Pea is produced using our unique PRESCO (for PRESsure-COoking) technology, which ensures pre-gelatinised starch with stable cold viscosity. This makes it particularly suitable for various petfood formats, such as cold-pressed kibble as well as pet snacks & treats, where traditional starches may fall short in binding or digestibility.
Presco Yellow Pea offers more than just functionality.
- Balanced nutrition: With around 22% crude protein and a fibre-rich profile, it supports muscle maintenance, satiety, and digestive function.
- Excellent binding capacity: it helps provide cohesion and structure in recipes, making it especially useful for dry kibble, snacks and treats.
- A suitable alternative to animal derivatives in vegetarian, vegan, or flexitarian recipes. It pairs well with cereals in the PRESCO range to build more complete amino acid profiles.
- Improved palatability: PRESCO treatment reduces the typical beany and bitter notes associated with pulses, enhancing taste and aroma.
- Grain-free & Clean-label: Made from 100% yellow pea – no additives, non-GMO, allergen-friendly, and naturally grain-free.
- Cost-effective: Offers similar technical benefits to extruded pea flours, often at a more competitive cost.
While the use of pulses in petfood has raised some questions, especially concerning canine DCM (dilated cardiomyopathy), current scientific evidence does not confirm a direct link. Formulation balance, processing, and ingredient quality remain key factors. Using pre-cooked pulses like Presco Yellow Pea helps minimize risk by improving digestibility and nutrient uptake.
Would you like support with formulation ideas or more details about Presco Yellow Pea:
👉 Contact our team to receive a technical datasheet or sample.
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