๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ-๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐: ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฟ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป ๐ ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ก๐๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป๐ฎ๐น ๐ข๐ฝ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฆ๐งฌ
Organ meats have long been regarded as nutrient-dense components in carnivorous diets.
Among them, duck heartsโwhen freeze-dried to preserve nutrient integrityโoffer a concentrated source of essential micronutrients, amino acids, and cardioprotective compounds particularly beneficial for companion animals.
๐ช๐ต๐ ๐๐ป๐ฐ๐น๐๐ฑ๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ๐๐?
๐ ๐ง๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ป๐๐ถ๐๐
Taurine is a sulfur-containing ฮฒ-amino acid crucial for cardiovascular, retinal, and reproductive function. Cats are obligate carnivores and lack the enzymatic machinery (cysteine dioxygenase and cysteine sulfinic acid decarboxylase) to synthesize taurine endogenously, making it a dietary requirement (Pion et al., 1987). Duck hearts are naturally taurine-rich, serving as a functional dietary inclusion to prevent dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ๐๐ฎ๐๐ฐ๐๐น๐ฎ๐ฟ ๐ฆ๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐๐ถ๐ฎ ๐๐ผ๐ฒ๐ป๐๐๐บ๐ฒ ๐ค10
Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) is integral to mitochondrial ATP synthesis and acts as a lipid-soluble antioxidant. Organ meats, including duck hearts, are rich in CoQ10, which has been studied for its role in improving cardiac output and reducing oxidative stress (Kagan & Quinn, 2000).
๐ ๐๐ถ๐ผ๐ฎ๐๐ฎ๐ถ๐น๐ฎ๐ฏ๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ฟ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ญ๐ถ๐ป๐ฐ
Duck hearts offer heme iron, the most absorbable form of dietary iron, and zincโboth essential for erythropoiesis, immune function, and enzymatic regulation (National Research Council, 2006).
๐ ๐-๐๐ผ๐บ๐ฝ๐น๐ฒ๐
๐ฉ๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐
This includes riboflavin (B2), pyridoxine (B6), and cobalamin (B12), vital coenzymes in energy metabolism and nervous system function. Freeze-dried preparations retain these water-soluble vitamins with minimal degradation (Chanmugam et al., 1992).
Freeze-Drying as a Preservation Method
Freeze-drying ensures minimal loss of heat-sensitive nutrients while maintaining long shelf-life and microbiological safety. This makes it an ideal delivery form for raw-inclusive or supplementation strategies in companion animal diets.
๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ณ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐
Chanmugam, P., Wheeler, C. J., & Hwang, D. H. (1992).
Freeman, L. M., Chandler, M. L., Hamper, B. A., & Weeth, L. P. (2013).
Kagan, V. E., & Quinn, P. J. (2000).
National Research Council. (2006).
Pion, P. D., Kittleson, M. D., & Rogers, Q. R. (1987).
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