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Pet&nbsp; Food Ingredients MarketAn Introduction&nbsp;1-1</P> <P>Introduction&nbsp;1-1</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;2 </P> <P><BR>Introduction to the Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; and Definitions&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Scope and Methodology&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Scope&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Methodology&nbsp;2-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;2-2</P> <P>Wet Pet Foods&nbsp;2-2</P> <P>Dry Pet Foods&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Soft Moist Pet Foods&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Economy&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Premium&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Super Premium&nbsp;2-3</P> <P>Human Grade&nbsp;2-4</P> <P>Non-human Grade&nbsp;2-4</P> <P>An im al&nbsp; Fa t&nbsp;2-4 </P> <P>Beet&nbsp; Pulp&nbsp; ( S u g ar)&nbsp;2-4 </P> <P>Beef&nbsp; Ta llo w&nbsp;2-4 </P> <P>Brewer s&nbsp; Ri ce&nbsp;2-4 </P> <P>Chi cken&nbsp; By - P r o d u c t s&nbsp;2-4 </P> <P>C o rn&nbsp; Glu ten&nbsp; M e al&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Gr o und&nbsp; Cor n&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Poul tr y&nbsp; b y -pr od uct&nbsp; Meal&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Ri ce&nbsp; Br an&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Ri ce&nbsp; Flou r&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Ri ce&nbsp; G l uten&nbsp; (Glue)&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Sor ghum&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Soybea n&nbsp; Meal&nbsp;2-5 </P> <P>Ingredients present in the pet foods&nbsp;2-6</P> <P>Nutritional Ingredients Present In Pet Foods&nbsp;2-6</P> <P>Legislation&nbsp;2-7</P> <P>Legislation: FDA and AAFCO&nbsp;2-7</P> <P>Purpose and Function of AAFCO&nbsp;2-7</P> <P>Manufacturing&nbsp; Process&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>How Pet foods Are Manufactured&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>Wet Pet Foods&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>Raw Ingredients and Grinding&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>Mixer/Cooker&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>Dry Pet Foods&nbsp;2-8</P> <P>Raw Materials&nbsp;2-9</P> <P>Grinding&nbsp; Pr ocess&nbsp;2-9 </P> <P>Com poun d in g&nbsp; an d&nbsp; M i xin g&nbsp;2-9 </P> <P>Extr u s ion&nbsp; Pr ocess&nbsp;2-9 </P> <P>Dr yi n g&nbsp; a n d&nbsp; Co o l in g&nbsp;2-9 </P> <P>En r o bi n g&nbsp;2-9 </P> <P>Semi Moist Pet Food&nbsp;2-10</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;3 </P> <P><BR>Challenges</P> <P>Challenges Faced by the Total U.S. Pet Food Ingredients Market&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Challenges&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>Regaining Customer Confidence&nbsp;3-1</P> <P>To Meet Stringent Legislation Standards&nbsp;3-2</P> <P>Difficulty to Spread Awareness Among People&nbsp;3-2</P> <P>Competition from Asian Companies&nbsp;3-2</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;4 </P> <P>Key Trends</P> <P>Key Trends and New&nbsp; Ingredients&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>New Ingredients in the Industry&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>Key Market Trends: New Ingredients in the Industry&nbsp;4-1</P> <P>Phy t oster ols/Phyt o st a n ols&nbsp;4-2 </P> <P>Pr ob iotics&nbsp;4-2 </P> <P>Nutrigen omics&nbsp;4-3 </P> <P>Animal Protein Versus Vegetable Protein&nbsp;4-3</P> <P>Key Trends in the Pet Foods Market&nbsp;4-4</P> <P>Tends in the Pet Foods Market&nbsp;4-4</P> <P>Need&nbsp; t o&nbsp; M ov e&nbsp; Towards&nbsp; H e a l th i e r&nbsp; Option s&nbsp;4-4 </P> <P>A r ea s&nbsp; of&nbsp; Poten ti al&nbsp; G r ow t h&nbsp;4-5 </P> <P>Pet&nbsp; Food&nbsp; Recalls&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Recalls&nbsp;4-5</P> <P>Nutrition-related Diseases&nbsp;4-6</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;5 </P> <P><BR>U.S. Amino Acids Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; and Definitions&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;5-1</P> <P>Market Forces&nbsp;5-3</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;5-3</P> <P>Amino Acid Supplementation Proving to be Cost Effective for Pet Food Manufacturers&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Established Functional Benefits of Amino Acids Driving Sales&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>High Degree of Competition among Pet Food Manufacturers Boosting Amino Acids Sales&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Increased Popularity of Specialty Products Promoting Amino Acid Sales&nbsp;5-4</P> <P>Ability to Enhance Palatability Driving Growth&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Medias Role in Spreading Consumer Awareness Affecting Growth&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Increased Use of Good Quality Meats Hampering Amino Acid Usage&nbsp;5-5</P> <P>Technological Advances Reducing Quantity Usage of Amino Acids&nbsp;5-6</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;5-6</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;5-6</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;6 </P> <P><BR>U.S. Antioxidants Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; and Definitions&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Natural Antioxidants&nbsp;6-1</P> <P>Market Forces&nbsp;6-2</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;6-2</P> <P>Increased Preference for Dry Food Promoting Antioxidant Usage&nbsp;6-2</P> <P>Consumer Preference Shift to Natural Foods&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Higher Usage of Vitamins and Mineral Premixes&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Controversies Surrounding Synthetic Antioxidants Restraining Growth&nbsp;6-3</P> <P>Superior Application Forms and Delivery Systems&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;6-4</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;6-4</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;7 </P> <P><BR>U.S. Palatability Enhancers Market</P> <P>Market Overview and Definitions&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;7-1</P> <P>Market Forces&nbsp;7-2</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;7-2</P> <P>Increased Rate of Inclusion in Dry Foods&nbsp;7-3</P> <P>Product Differentiation&nbsp;7-3</P> <P>Increased Humanized Trend&nbsp;7-3</P> <P>Possibility of Customization&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Difference between Canine and Feline Diets&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Superiority of Spray Dry Liquid Palatability Enhancers&nbsp;7-4</P> <P>Technical Improvements in the Pet Food Manufacturing Process&nbsp;7-5</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;7-5</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;7-5</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;8 </P> <P><BR>U.S. Minerals Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; and Definitions&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Macro Minerals&nbsp;8-1</P> <P>Micro Minerals&nbsp;8-2</P> <P>Market Forces&nbsp;8-3</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;8-3</P> <P>Increased Preference for Dry Pet Foods&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Higher Consumption of Organic Trace Minerals&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Growing Demand for Problem-Specific Meal Formulations&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;8-4</P> <P>Superior Mineral and Vitamin Premixes&nbsp;8-5</P> <P>Lower Demand for Phosphorous&nbsp;8-5</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;8-5</P> <P>Competitive Structure&nbsp;8-5</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;9 </P> <P><BR>U.S. PUFAs (Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid) Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; and Definitions&nbsp;9-1</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp;9-1</P> <P>Omega-3 PUFA Marine Oils&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Omega-3 PUFA Algae Oils&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Omega-3 PUFA Flax Oils&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Omega-6 PUFA Evening Primrose Oils&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Market Forces&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Market Drivers&nbsp;9-2</P> <P>Increase in Attention and Space Given by the Media Has Boosted the Omega-3</P> <P>and Omega-6 PUFA Market&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Heavy Health Speculations and Proven Health Benefits Drive the Omega 3 and Omega</P> <P>6 PUFA Market&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Wealth of Research on Omega 3 and Omega 6 Fatty Acids&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Improved Sensory Parameters in Pet Foods Have Facilitated Better Acceptability</P> <P>of the Incorporated Products&nbsp;9-3</P> <P>Market Restraints&nbsp;9-4</P> <P>Tough Competition from Other Ingredients Restricting the Omega-3 and Omega-6 Market&nbsp;9-4</P> <P>Presence of Asian Competitors Fragment the Revenues to this Market&nbsp;9-4</P> <P>Insufficient Awareness among Consumers Deterring the Omega-3 and Omega-6 Market&nbsp;9-5</P> <P>Competitive Analysis&nbsp;9-5</P> <P>Competitive StructureMarine Oils&nbsp;9-5</P> <P>Marine Oils&nbsp;9-5</P> <P>Competitive StructureAlgae Oils&nbsp;9-6</P> <P>Algae Oils&nbsp;9-6</P> <P>Competitive StructureFlaxseed Oils&nbsp;9-7</P> <P>Flaxseed Oils&nbsp;9-7</P> <P>Competitive StructureBorage Oils&nbsp;9-8</P> <P>Borage Oils&nbsp;9-8</P> <P>Competitive StructurePrimrose Seed oils&nbsp;9-9</P> <P>Primrose Seed Oils&nbsp;9-9</P> <P><BR>C h a p t e r&nbsp;1 0 </P> <P><BR>U.S. Vitamins Market</P> <P>Market Overview&nbsp; 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