Chicken Liver Powder

What’s Chicken Liver Powder？

Chicken Liver Powder is a versatile and nutritious supplement that can enhance the diet of pets and animals, providing essential nutrients and improving the palatability of food.It is rich in protein, vitamins (especially vitamin A and B12), and minerals (such as iron and phosphorus). It also contains essential fatty acids like Omega-3 and Omega-6.
APPLICATION:
Pet Food: It is widely used in pet food as a flavor enhancer and nutritional supplement. It can significantly improve the palatability of dry food and snacks for pets. For example, adding 1%-2% to dry food can make it more appealing to pets.
Human Food (Limited Use): It is used in niche products like liver-flavored seasonings, broths, or nutritional supplements due to its nutrient density.
Animal Feed: It is added to poultry and swine feed to boost vitamin and mineral intake, especially in young animals needing rapid growth.

Nutritional Value

High Protein and Amino Acids

Chicken liver powder is rich in high-quality protein (high crude protein content) and a variety of essential amino acids, including aspartic acid, glutamic acid, glycine, and alanine, which significantly enhance the flavor of food and act as a natural appetite enhancer.

Vitamins and Minerals

It is rich in vitamin A, which is essential for vision protection and is especially suitable for infants, young children, and pets.
It is rich in minerals such as iron, zinc, and phosphorus, which can prevent iron-deficiency anemia and promote growth and development.

Fats and Active Ingredients

It retains the natural fat and fat-soluble vitamins (such as vitamin D) found in chicken liver, making it easily digestible and absorbable.

Applications

Pet Food

As an Appetite Attractant: The rich aroma of chicken liver powder can significantly increase food intake in dogs and cats, especially in adult dogs (puppies tend to be less responsive).
Nutritional Supplement: It is often used in high-end cat and dog foods as an alternative to cheaper meat and bone meal, providing animal protein and trace elements. Homemade Pet Food: Can be dried, ground, and added to cat or dog food as a natural appetite enhancer (recommended baking temperature: 95-120°C, 40 minutes).

Infant and Toddler Food

Iron Supplement: Chicken liver powder is an ideal ingredient for preventing iron-deficiency anemia in infants and young children. It is recommended for infants over 7 months of age.
Instructions: Remove the fascia from fresh chicken liver, cook it, dry, grind, and sieve it. It can be added to porridge or rice flour (keep refrigerated; shelf life is approximately 3 months).

Feed Industry

As a functional protein source, it can be used in aquaculture feed and specialty animal feed to improve amino acid digestibility (for example, hydrolyzed chicken liver powder performs well in extruded dog food).