WHY IS BAKED DRY PET FOOD BETTER THAN EXTRUDED DRY PET FOOD?
Because we bake our dog and cat foods, we are able to use up to twice as much fresh meat as extruded pet foods. Then there’s better palatability – in one third-party study, Lotus Wholesome Duck Recipe fed 1½ times better as a first choice against the leading specialty dry duck formulas for dogs. And we do it all without any added flavors or sprayed on fats. Baked foods are cooked at 1 atmospheric pressure. Extruders cook food at 2 to 3 times atmospheric pressure. Extruded kibble gets its puffy appearance from being cooked at such high pressure, then being released back into normal atmospheric pressure after cooking. Baking also takes about 3 times as long, but we think all the benefits are worth it.
