Improving palatability

Yeast extracts are a rich source of palatants, feed ingredients which enhance the taste of feed so that animals eat more and get the vital nutrients they need.

Ohly palatants provide an umami boost and specific taste notes whilst also masking the unpleasant taste of functional feed additives and veterinary medicines. They are a rich source of nutritious compounds which are particularly suited to carnivorous animals. Our palatants are known for their clean savoury taste, their reliable functionality and consistent quality.

How yeast-based ingredients enhance palatability

One of the most useful things about yeast is the free amino acids it provides. Glutamic acid intensifies and draws out savoury umami flavours, making pet food products much more appealing and natural-tasting. Nucleotides – like the ones in our animal growth support products – also aid palatability.

These elements occur naturally in yeast, which means that they’re both easy to harness and a perfectly healthy solution for animal food products.

Ohly-GO® Meaty

Ohly-GO® Meaty is a yeast extract derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, providing delicate meaty notes as well as free amino acids and (small) peptides. It's particularly suited to carnivorous animals, and has shown great results in dog food.

Ohly-GO Meaty has greatly improved the overall acceptance of our dog and cat products. It helps us develop great-tasting products that our pets love to eat!

Key features and benefits

  • Yeast extract providing delicate meaty notes
  • Palatability enhancement
  • Masks unpleasant taste of functional feed additives and veterinary medicines
  • Specifically suited for carnivorous animals such as dogs

Typically added at levels between 0.1 and 0.5%.

Ohly-GO® KTD

Ohly-GO® KTD is a yeast extract derived from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, providing particularly strong roasted notes, as well as free amino acids and (small) peptides. It's especially palatable for carnivorous animals, and has shown great results in cat food.

Key features and benefits

  • Yeast extract providing strong roasted notes
  • Palatability enhancement
  • Masks unpleasant taste of functional feed additives and veterinary medicines
  • Specifically suited to carnivorous animals such as cats

Typically added at levels between 0.1 and 0.5%.

Why choose Ohly for your pet food applications

Every time you use one of our products, you’re using a solution backed by nearly 200 years of expertise in yeast production. Over that time, we’ve developed highly refined processes that result in the very finest products. 

And we’ve also developed extremely exacting standards. We just don’t settle for anything other than perfect – and neither should you. That’s why we’re always researching and testing new processes and technologies, seeing what they can add to the palatability, quality, sustainability and countless other aspects of our products. It’s a process of continuous improvement that’ll never stop.