Built for dogs & cats
Sensory work, intake testing and matrix studies focused exclusively on companion animals — never a livestock palatant repurposed.
Pet food
Palatants for Canadian pet food brands
Dog and cat flavour systems for dry kibble, wet food, treats, dental chews and freeze-dried recipes.
A dedicated pet food programme — separate from our livestock and aquaculture range — engineered for the Canadian premium and super-premium segments. Delsa Flavours Canada is the Canadian office of Delsa, providing local sales and technical support backed by 30+ years of global expertise and documentation aligned to CFIA and AAFCO expectations.
Dogs
Cats
Kibble
Treats
Format-specific systems
Liquid coatings, dry powders, oil-soluble and water-soluble formats for kibble, wet, semi-moist, chews and freeze-dried recipes.
Canadian documentation
Specifications, allergens, GMO status and regulatory declarations aligned to CFIA and AAFCO requirements.
Formats we support
Every pet food format, one flavour partner
From extruded kibble coatings to freeze-dried toppers — flavour systems engineered around the process, matrix and consumer cue of each format.
Dry kibble
Liquid and dry coating palatants engineered for extruded kibble — even surface adhesion and shelf-life stability.
Wet & pâté
Meat-forward profiles tuned for retort and chub processing without thermal degradation.
Semi-moist treats
Soft, craveable flavour systems for training treats and meal toppers with high acceptance rates.
Dental chews
Stable flavour systems that survive long cure cycles while masking functional ingredients.
Freeze-dried & raw
Concentrated palatants for freeze-dried, air-dried and raw-coated recipes.
Puppy & kitten
Milk, dairy and mild meat notes for milk replacers, starter kibble and weaning diets.
Flavour profiles
Profiles dogs and cats actually crave
A complete pet-food palette — savoury proteins, marine notes, dairy, broth and umami — developed and validated against acceptance and palatability protocols for both dogs and cats.
Custom matching available on every profile.
- Chicken, beef, lamb, turkey, liver
- Salmon, tuna, whitefish, shrimp
- Dairy, cheese, butter, vanilla
- Savoury umami, broth, roasted notes
Let's build your next pet food
Share your format, species and target consumer — we'll match flavour, palatability and documentation to your brief.