A palatability enhancing composition for extruded pet food containing at
least one potassium pyrophosphate salt in an amount effective to enhance
palatability and at least one ingredient selected from animal products,
animal by-products, fish products, fish by-products, dairy products,
dairy by-products, sources of microbial proteins, vegetable proteins,
carbohydrates and amino acids. Methods for enhancing pet food
palatability with the disclosed palatability enhancing compositions and
extruded pet food compositions coated therewith are also disclosed.
