Marine proteins: the smart ingredient that boosts performance, health, and perceived quality
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(Yes, even in small doses it makes a big difference)
For years, pet food brands and formulators have had to strike a delicate balance:
✅ Deliver real nutrition
✅ Maintain profitability
✅ And still differentiate your product in a competitive market
Today, science and practice point to a clear solution:
the strategic inclusion of marine proteins .
🧬 Why choose marine proteins?
Fishmeal, salmon meal, and marine oils are not just raw materials.
They are functional ingredients, rich in bioactive nutrients, with benefits backed by scientific evidence.
Studies in Animal Feed Science and Technology and Aquaculture Reports demonstrate that:
- Marine proteins have a highly assimilable profile of essential amino acids.
- They improve intestinal health and nutrient absorption.
- They reduce chronic inflammation in production animals.
- They promote a better immune response without the need for antibiotics or synthetic promoters.
But there’s more…
The new generation: liquid bioactive peptides
These protein hydrolysates of marine origin are highly digestible, stable, and act as a true boost for the metabolic efficiency of the animal.
Its benefits include:
✔️ Better availability of key amino acids
✔️ Improved palatability
✔️ Direct impact on zootechnical performance and digestive health
OK, but… What are the most relevant amino acids that can we find in liquid bioactive peptides?
Among the most relevant amino acids provided by this matrix are:
- Lysine : vital for growth, tissue repair and bone health.
- Methionine : essential for protein synthesis and as a methyl group donor.
- Threonine : key to intestinal function and mucin production.
- Valine, leucine and isoleucine : branched-chain amino acids for muscle energy and metabolism.
- Arginine : involved in nitric oxide synthesis, improving blood flow and immunity.
- Phenylalanine and tyrosine : important for the synthesis of neurotransmitters and hormones.
They are the perfect complement to reinforce formulas without saturating them with excess crude protein.
Question: Why in liquid format?
Choose one liquid form versus a powdered hydrolysate It has decisive technical and physiological advantages:
- Greater immediate bioavailability: Liquid peptides are absorbed faster in the digestive tract, allowing for a more efficient metabolic response.
- Better stability of bioactive compounds: less thermal degradation in the inclusion process.
- Greater natural palatability: without the need for additional additives to improve the flavor of the food.
- Easy dosage and homogeneous dispersion in post-extrusion coating processes.
In short: What is best absorbed, works best . And in animal nutrition, efficiency is key.
But what about the cost?
This is where marine proteins shine.
- Even small inclusions (2% to 6%) can generate measurable improvements without significantly increasing the cost of the formula.
- This allows the formulator to maintain its competitiveness, deliver a real premium product , and maximize performance in production animals.
Because in the end, it's not about how much the ingredient costs.
It's about how much gives you back in the field.
So what does MCE Global offer?
- Fish and salmon flours of Chilean origin
- Marine oils with high levels of EPA/DHA
- Liquid bioactive peptides for performance and health
We select ingredients that transform the formula—not just fill space.
🤝 If you are a formulator or nutritionist...
- And you want to achieve more with less.
- And deliver quality with impact.
- And differentiate yourself in a market that increasingly demands more…
Write to our Technical Sales Manager today to help you build a winning formula:
And if you want to know more about our marine-derived ingredients:
📨 Or contact us directly: ventas@mceglobal.cl