As the number of pet owners increases, people are becoming more and more picky about pet products, especially in terms of diet. Among all kinds of snacks, the editor prefers freeze-dried foods. Compared with other snacks, its ingredients are more transparent. There is no need to worry about various additives, and it is not easy for pets at home to become picky eaters after eating them. problems.

In order to help novice parents better understand freeze-drying, let’s do a simple popular science.

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What is pet freeze-drying?

A: Freeze-drying is actually the use of vacuum freezing technology for pure fresh meat materials. It is placed in an environment with a temperature as low as -40° to quickly sublimate the moisture of the meat until the moisture is removed. In this way, the nutrition and taste of the food can be preserved without destroying its tissue cells and bacteria. It can be stored for a long time even without preservatives and additives, and is very friendly to pets with sensitive stomachs.

▲ Various pet freeze-dried products on the market

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What is the difference between freeze-dried and pet food?

A: Freeze-drying is processed from raw meat, dehydrated in a low-temperature environment, and then dried in an environment of 30℃-40℃. It is essentially semi-cooked meat and is the closest method to raw meat among pet foods currently on the market. Pet food is puffed food. All the raw materials are first crushed and mixed, and then baked at high temperature. In essence, it is completely cooked. However, the step of crushing and mixing the raw materials does not guarantee that the source of protein comes from fresh meat. protein.

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How to feed freeze-dried food?

A: Although freeze-dried products retain nutrients better than other pet snacks due to different production techniques, they also have high protein content. Friends who have dogs at home need to be careful not to overfeed them and cause damage to their kidneys. burden.

Freeze-drying vacuum freeze-drying technology removes 95%-99% of the moisture in the freeze-drying process. If you choose to feed it directly, remember to provide your pet with sufficient moisture!

Method 1: Break the freeze-dried into pieces and mix it into the staple food to improve the palatability of the food;

Method 2: Add instruments in a ratio of 1:5 to restore fresh meat feeding, which helps digestion;

Method 3: Feed directly, but be careful to provide sufficient drinking water;

Method 4: Soak the freeze-dried meat for more than ten seconds. The freeze-dried meat will become soft after being soaked. When you tear it open, you can see the fiber of the meat.

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How to choose freeze-drying and distinguish the quality of freeze-drying?

A: The first thing you notice when picking up freeze-drying is its packaging, the description on the packaging, and the freeze-drying itself. In order to pursue palatability, some merchants use starch or use questionable meat ground into meat powder to wrap, which will also lead to different degrees of Loss of color and texture of meat.

Today I will give you a brief review of this freeze-dried product - Momol Chicken Freeze-drying. The packaging clearly states that it is made with zero additives and is made from pure fresh meat. The white text on the red background is very obvious. The back also provides the manufacturer, execution standard code and company official website address for consumers to check and verify. From the perspective of consumers, they still feel more at ease.

▲ The packaging uses a sealing strip and a transparent design on the side, which is more convenient for storage and checking the reserve, and it is more user-friendly.

But these alone are not enough. Let’s take a look at the freeze-drying itself. Is it pure fresh meat without additives as the merchants say?

After opening the packaging tape, you can smell a faint meaty aroma. It weighs almost nothing when poured into your hand. When you squeeze it hard, you can feel the thick meaty fiber texture. I tasted it boldly and found it to be very chewy. The aroma of the chicken was very light, but it immediately became very rich after being stained with saliva, and I didn't taste any other flavors.

​As far as the taste is concerned, it is indeed O added.

Gently break open the freeze-dried meat with your hands. There are no blood streaks or blood clots on the surface or inside of the meat. The torn part is flat, and the fibers of the meat can be seen, without any powdery feel. It is also confirmed from the side that it is indeed made of pure fresh meat.

In addition, there is another method. Like Little K, you can soak the freeze-dried meat in water and then tear it open. If you can see the fiber of the meat, you can basically judge that it is real meat.

The above is for friends to distinguish the existing freeze-dried foods at home. If you want to understand the freeze-dried products you plan to buy, the easiest way is to read the feedback of other users.

▲ As far as user feedback is concerned, the palatability of Momole has received good responses from both cats and dogs

It seems that today’s friends are extremely concerned about their pet babies~ In order to find a good pet product, they can force themselves to become senior reviewers, so as novices, we can also share their use as a One of the references.