Markus Muhle and other cold pressed dog food

[dheepakh]

Can anyone please comment on Tribal cold pressed pet food's unique cooking process of employing fresh meat instead of dried meat which I have seen in almost all other cold pressed dog food brands?

Because I recently heard from a cold pressed UK manufacturer that fresh meat can't be included in cold press technique.

So where are they manufacturing it?

[Dottie]

We used to have a representative from Tribal who posted occasionally but hasn't been on the forum for some time.  I understood that cold pressed foods contain dried, ground meat/fish.  I think it would be best to contact Tribal direct for more information about their choice of fresh fish/poultry.

[dheepakh]

Yeah, maybe I should contact them.

Because I got in touch with Cobby dog and got the below reply :

"It is not possible to incorporate fresh meat into the cold press technology and achieve at least 9 months shelf life".

As their products have 9 months of shelf life, they are not sure how this is made. In fact, across the whole UK and Europe Cold-pressed brands, tribal was the first brand to achieve this (if I am not wrong) so was curious to see their new method. I hope David will be able to throw some light in this matter.

[Dottie]

Another cold pressed food has come onto the market:  Walker and Drake.  Three varieties - chicken, duck and fish.

[Dottie]

Made in the UK - Aflora cold pressed dog food.

[Seaweed]

Nora Nose Best, Cold Pressed dog food (UK). https://boneidol.co.uk/pages/nora-nose-best

Nora Nose Best, Chicken & Vegetables with Seaweed.
Composition
Dried ground chicken (28.6%) sweet potato, peas, chicken oil, tapioca, beet pulp, dried ground chicken liver, carrot, seaweed, L carnitine (50 mg/kg), DL methionine (700 mg/kg), L-Tryptophan (500 mg/kg), MOS (400 mg/kg), Yucca Schidigera, chicory, inulin, natural antioxidants, rosemary extract.

Nora Nose Best | Salmon & Wild Ocean Fish & Vegetables with Seaweed.
Composition
Dried ground salmon (18%), sweet potato, peas, dried ground white fish (16.23%), tapioca, chicken oil,dried ground chicken liver, beet pulp, salmon oil, seaweed, carnitine (50 mg/kg), DL methionine (200 mg/kg), MOS (400 mg/kg), yucca schidigera, chicory, inuline, natural antioxidants, rosemary extract.

[Rachael]

Hi,

Hope you're all well. I've got a couple of questions about cold pressed food...

1. Is cold pressed food cooked twice? Are all the raw ingredients cooked at a high temperature before being pressed into a pellet shape at around 40 degrees?
2. Does anyone know why Tribal is rated lower than Guru Surf + Turf and Gentle Original? Is the lower protein content?

Thanks!

Rachael

[Dottie]

Hello Rachael. AFAIK cold pressed food is not cooked twice. The ingredients that need to be cooked to prevent salmonella etc are said to be 'gently cooked'. The exception to this is those that contain ingredients that need higher temperatures to cook properly eg brown rice. They are mixed together after the appropriate preparation and then cold pressed. There is discussion on the process within this thread - Greg refers to it on page 3 - link.

Since this thread was started some UK companies have started to make cold pressed food and I don't know what their manufacturing process is so if you are interested in these it would be best to contact them.

The computer algorithm that generates the nutritional score looks at ingredients, percentages and clear labelling amongst other things. I have just used the comparison tool for Guru Surf and Turf and Tribal adult. They are very close - 91% and 84% respectively so are both good products. The latter is grain free.  Guru contains a few extra ingredients including fruit and vegetables.  It has an interesting mix of oils too.