Raw Extrusion
Methods
All the different complete bird formulas made by different companies are commonly called "pellets". But technically there are two
different processes used by different manufacturers. The first method produces what feed manufacturers call "pellets" and that is the
method we use.
In this process the RAW ingredients are ground up and squeezed through a tube with an auger, like sausage. The mix is pushed
through a die with holes in it and it comes our like spaghetti. A knife cuts it into small pieces that result in "pellets". The ingredients are
heated up with a little friction in the process, but they remain uncooked and raw. This preserves the natural vitamins and nutrients.
The advantages of this process is that the pellet is soft and easy to eat and the raw ingredients retain more nutrition.
different processes used by different manufacturers. The first method produces what feed manufacturers call "pellets" and that is the
method we use.
In this process the RAW ingredients are ground up and squeezed through a tube with an auger, like sausage. The mix is pushed
through a die with holes in it and it comes our like spaghetti. A knife cuts it into small pieces that result in "pellets". The ingredients are
heated up with a little friction in the process, but they remain uncooked and raw. This preserves the natural vitamins and nutrients.
The advantages of this process is that the pellet is soft and easy to eat and the raw ingredients retain more nutrition.
Cooker Extrusion
The other method, called "cooker extrusion", is used to make products like dog food and some bird pellets. This process produces the
hard and often shaped pellets that are correctly called "kibbles". The ingredients are cooked at a high temperature, destroying many of
the nutrients. The hard kibble results in more waste than the soft pellet when the bird cracks it and the pieces go flying across the
room. Also, many nutrients are lost in the cooking process.
It is easy to tell what process the manufacturer has used if you want to avoid the cooked pellet. The raw ones always look like little rods
or cut up pencils while the cooked pellets often are in different shapes. If the bird pellet looks like a smaller version of dog or cat food,
then it is really a "kibble" and it has been cooked.
hard and often shaped pellets that are correctly called "kibbles". The ingredients are cooked at a high temperature, destroying many of
the nutrients. The hard kibble results in more waste than the soft pellet when the bird cracks it and the pieces go flying across the
room. Also, many nutrients are lost in the cooking process.
It is easy to tell what process the manufacturer has used if you want to avoid the cooked pellet. The raw ones always look like little rods
or cut up pencils while the cooked pellets often are in different shapes. If the bird pellet looks like a smaller version of dog or cat food,
then it is really a "kibble" and it has been cooked.
STILL UNSURE?
If you are still unsure, try this test:
Place a few pellets in a cup of water, the raw pellets will fall apart in a few minutes but the kibbles will retain their shape.
Place a few pellets in a cup of water, the raw pellets will fall apart in a few minutes but the kibbles will retain their shape.
A WORD ABOUT PELLET SIZE
All of our raw pellets, with the exception of the canary and budgie crumbles, are the same size pellet.
We make different formulas for the different breeds and ages of birds, just like cat food and dog food are different, and just like puppy
food and adult dog food are different.
Some of our smaller competitors make the same formulas for all birds but make them different sizes to give the appearance of a range
of different diets.
All of our pellets are about the size of a pencil cut into small pieces, or about the size of rabbit pellets. We have found that this size
encourages the parrot to take it with the beak, but is too small to pick up with the foot. When the parrot does that, most of the food
ends up on the floor and while that is profitable for us, it wastes money for you.
We make different formulas for the different breeds and ages of birds, just like cat food and dog food are different, and just like puppy
food and adult dog food are different.
Some of our smaller competitors make the same formulas for all birds but make them different sizes to give the appearance of a range
of different diets.
All of our pellets are about the size of a pencil cut into small pieces, or about the size of rabbit pellets. We have found that this size
encourages the parrot to take it with the beak, but is too small to pick up with the foot. When the parrot does that, most of the food
ends up on the floor and while that is profitable for us, it wastes money for you.
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