Borg Cardona & Co. Ltd.
Royal Canin products

HOW DO WE TEST PALATABILITY IN OUR PRODUCTS?

Palatability = ability of a product to be consumed rapidly and heartily by the dog or the cat.

Palatability determines the level of spontaneous consumption by the animal.

• Real palatability is measured through the comparison towards another product.
• Perceived palatability is subjectively appreciated by the owner that observes his animal’s behaviour when faced to a single petfood.

Ways of development for improving palatability

All steps of the products manufacturing may have positive or negative consequences on the palatability:
• choice of the ingredients, quality controls
• way of cooking
• size, shape, and density of the product
• aromas, including the ir presentation (powder form, liquid form…)
• quality of the packaging…

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