What is Cold Pressed Dog Food?

If you stock Raw Frozen dog food, Cold Pressed makes the perfect accompaniment to your shelves! 

Find out why it's a great one for your customers...

What is cold pressed dog food?

Cold pressed dog food is food that has been pressed at low temperatures using minimal processing to help retain all those essential nutrients and helps the food break down quickly in the dogs stomach. 

What's the difference between cold pressed dog food and kibble?

Traditional kibble is cooked at high temperatures and pressed very tightly using extrusion. This can result in a lot of the nutrients from ingredients being lost and makes it difficult for dogs to digest quickly.

Cold pressing uses much lower temperatures (around 100°c less) helping to retain nutrients from ingredients, and uses a gentle pressing technique which helps aid digestion in the dog's tummy. 

Both types of food are complete dry dog food and can be fed directly from bag to bowl. 

What are the benefits of cold pressed dog food?

As it is pressed using lower temperatures, cold pressed dog food retains more nutrients from the ingredients resulting each pellet is more nutrient rich. This not only means your dog is receiving more of the benefits from the ingredients, but you also feed around a third less per bowl than with traditional kibble dog food.

The gentle pressing method helps to aid digestion, which can reduce bloating and result in healthier poos. Cold pressed feeders also report an improvement in coat, skin and all-round health.

How do you feed cold pressed dog food?

It's as simple as any dry dog food, you can feed cold pressed dog food straight from box to bowl or kong.

If you are weaning puppies, have a senior dog who struggles to chew, or fancy doing something a bit different for your dog at dinnertime, you can also choose to add a little warm water to it to turn it into a paste. The cold pressed breaks down quickly and you can either pop straight into your dogs bowl, add to a Kong or a Licki mat. You can even add to a baking tray/biscuit mould to make doggie biscuits!

You can also feed cold pressed alongside raw or raw frozen dog food too. Unlike traditional kibble which you should never feed with raw, due to the fact they break down at a different rates and could cause your dog's tummy to knot, cold pressed and raw or raw frozen dog food breaks down at the same rate making them a great combination, or even to alternative between meals. 

Can you feed with Raw?

Yes you can feed raw and cold pressed together in the same bowl! The best part about our two ranges, is they both break down at the same rate, making them a great combination. 

This is unlike traditional dry kibble, which you shouldn't feed in the same bowl with raw food due to the fact it doesn't break down at the same rate and could cause your dog's stomach to knot.

You can also alternate your meals between raw and cold pressed without having to gradually switch, this is because both types of food break down at the same rate.

Some owners prefer to feed cold pressed for one meal and raw for another, or to have raw meals as special treats if they, for example, have limited freezer space.

If you're a raw feeder who travels a lot with their dog, cold pressed is also a great alternative for holidays as it's easy to transport and store, without the need for a fridge or freezer. 

Why choose Wilsons Pet Food?

We've been making pet food since 1861 (that's over 160 years!) and in this time we've learnt a thing or two about looking after our furry friends. There's plenty of reasons to try Wilsons.

We make a range of premium, working dog, insect and vegan protein cold pressed dog food, we also make raw frozen dog food too! All of which are made from the best ingredients and using minimal processing.

All our food is made right here in the UK at our bespoke Scottish factories in Ayreshire and Blairgowrie.

What flavours does cold pressed dog food come in?

Wilsons Pet Food offer a wide selection of flavours with plenty of choice to satisfy even the fussiest of dogs!

Our premium food comes in Clear Water Salmon, Succulent Chicken, Grass Fed Lamb, Farmhouse Turkey & Duck, Highland Venison & Trout and Wild White Fish.

Our working dog food has Chicken, Beef and Pork recipes.

We also offer our alternative protein selection which includes Insect Protein & Vegan Protein.