CAG Hydrocolloids Launches Innovative Pet Food Thickening Solutions for Canned Products

CAG Hydrocolloids is excited to introduce two new thickeners developed specifically for the fast-growing pet food sector. The CAG application R&D team, responding to clear market demands, has created CAGPF-SCT01 for soup-based canned products and CAGPF-TRM01 for tuna red meat and jelly-type canned foods. These launches underscore CAG’s commitment to helping pet food manufacturers improve product quality, stability, and cost-effectiveness.

Tailored Solutions for Emerging Pet Food Segments|
With the pet economy expanding rapidly, canned pet food—particularly soup-style and jelly-style products—has become a mainstream category. Consumers and brands alike seek products that offer appealing texture, visual clarity, and consistent performance after thermal processing.

CAGPF-SCT01 (Soup Can Thickener): Designed for clear‑broth soups with suspended meat pieces, this formulation combines xanthan gum and gellan gum to provide high transparency, excellent suspension, and strong heat stability. It maintains viscosity and prevents phase separation even after high‑temperature sterilization and long‑term storage.
CAGPF-TRM01 (Tuna Red Meat Jelly Can Thickener): Developed for jelly‑type canned products, this thickener delivers optimal hardness, elasticity, and surface uniformity. It supports both high‑viscosity mixing and separate‑filling production methods, offering flexibility for different manufacturing processes.

Both products have undergone rigorous application testing. CAGPF‑SCT01 demonstrates outstanding clarity, gloss, and suspension performance, while CAGPF‑TRM01 shows comparable or better texture and appearance versus commercial benchmarks, as confirmed by customer trials.

Advantages for Pet Food Manufacturers
High performance: Excellent thermal stability, suspension, and texture control.
Cost‑effective: Potential to reduce meat content by 10‑20% in soup applications while maintaining quality.
Production‑friendly: Compatible with common canning processes and available in multiple dosing forms.
Strengthening Global Partnerships Through R&D Excellence

“These new thickeners are a direct result of listening to our customers and understanding the technical challenges in today’s pet food industry,” said a representative of CAG’s application R&D team. “We pride ourselves on being able to rapidly develop customized hydrocolloid solutions that meet specific market needs—whether for clarity, suspension, gelling, or stability.”

CAG Hydrocolloids continues to invest in application research and customer collaboration. The company invites pet food manufacturers, both domestic and international, to explore these new solutions and discuss how CAG’s texture expertise can enhance their products.

For more information about CAGPF-SCT01, CAGPF-TRM01, or other hydrocolloid solutions for pet food, please visit www.cagcolloids.com or contact the CAG sales and technical team.