We believe real food should be made from fresh, natural meat, vegetables and algae, and baked at low temperatures to keep as much of the ingredients' natural flavor and rich nutrition as possible, while also considering digestibility, nutrient use and food safety.
Our starting point was drawing inspiration from what they eat in nature to prepare everyday recipes for the fish we keep ourselves.
Flavor
When we began making natural food for our own fish, the first challenge was getting predatory tropical fish, used to hunting live prey, to accept prepared food and get the nutrition they need, without added attractants or flavorings.
We wanted to find the answer in the ingredients themselves, so that natural flavor would be what first draws them to their everyday meals.
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Our team made the most of Taiwan's island setting, repeatedly testing combinations of coastal seafood and local ingredients. After five years of experiments and exploration, we set our sights on fresh wild sword prawns from the waters off Yilan.
Along the way, we also interviewed many experienced anglers. They told us that when fish won't bite, they often switch to fresh wild sword prawns. Their experience gave us a lead, and prompted us to study the flavor of sword prawns further and how it could work in fish food.
The natural savoriness of sword prawns comes from several flavor compounds working together. Among them, glycine and proline contribute to sweetness, while glutamic acid contributes to umami. These amino acids, present in free form, are a source of flavor found naturally in the ingredient itself.
This is an important reason why we add wild sword prawns to Ultra Fresh Shrimp Delight. We value this natural flavor, and through real feeding trials we watch how eagerly fish come to mealtime and whether they keep coming back for more, adjusting ingredient combinations, inclusion rates and pellet design so that even the fussiest eaters dig in and eat with ease.
03Nutrition
Amino acids matter for nutrition, too.
Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and key nutrients fish need for growth and tissue repair. When the protein in sword prawn meat is digested, it provides a range of amino acids, including lysine, methionine, leucine and arginine, which are essential amino acids for fish.
We care about protein content, and we also look closely at amino acid composition, ratios and availability. Because essential amino acids must come from food, we pair wild sword prawns with other seafood, vegetables, natural algae and other key nutrients, so the ingredients work together to meet their full nutritional needs.
From balancing amino acids to the provision of fat, energy, vitamins and minerals, we want the nutrition they eat to be put to good use by the body, supporting healthy growth and good body condition.
04Feeding trials
From ingredient selection to formula and pellet design, every detail has to be tested through real feeding.
Formulas are first tested at our own experimental farm, then provided to partner farms for testing. When we find a problem, we bring it back to our own farm to find the cause, adjust and verify again.
We assess feed efficiency together with body condition, activity and long-term performance, so that every improvement comes back to what they actually need.
For every little life.
From nutrient retention and utilization to how eagerly they take every bite; from observation at the test farm to your daily feeding, we keep researching and keep listening.
Because the care you give every day
deserves food that takes every bite seriously.
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