Pure. Rich. Fresh: Air-dried food starts with natural, raw ingredients

Many air-dried diets use natural ingredients. Uncooked, unprocessed meats, vegetables, and fruits are blended according to the recipe specifications to create a uniform mix that’s ready for drying.

Providore air-dried uses fresh Australian ingredients. When you feed Providore, you can be confident you’re giving your dog pure goodness with no added fillers, grains, gluten, dairy, artificial colours, flavours & preservatives.

Then it’s gently air-dried and minimally processed

After the food has been evenly mixed, the process of air-drying occurs. This exposes the premium mix to low-temperature air that circulates the mix, slowly drawing out moisture.

That enticing, jerky-like texture? That’s the result of moisture removal, which delivers a product that lasts longer than fresh foods without destroying the natural proteins, vitamins, and minerals.

While kibble and air-dried foods both deliver nutrient dense diets with long shelf-stability, air-dried pet foods are superior in maintaining the nutritional integrity of the raw ingredients. Air-dried foods avoid the high heat extrusion, the process used to produce kibble. To replace the nutrients damaged by heat, kibble manufactures may add supplements as a coating to ensure the food is heat and balanced.

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• High temperature process
• Nutrient dense
• Variable protein content
• Biscuit texture
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Low temperature process
• Nutrient dense
• High in protein
• Meaty, jerky texture
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess Ready to serve

While wet food, like kibble, undergoes a high-heat cooking process to ensure food safety, its higher water content creates softer, more varied food textures with lower nutrient density. As a result, pets typically need to consume larger amounts to meet their daily nutritional requirements compared to more nutrient-dense diets like air-dried food.

• Long shelf life when unopened
• Refrigeration required once open
• High temperature process
• High protein content
• Variety of textures available
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Clean up needed
• Higher water content – larger serving sizes required

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Low temperature process
• High in protein
• Meaty texture
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess
• Nutrient dense
• Meaty, jerky texture
• Ready to serve

Both air-dried pet food and fresh, gently cooked diets use natural ingredients. Gently cooked diets focus on maintaining food safety by cooking the ingredients, but at lower temperatures than what’s used for kibble and wet pet food.

• Short shelf life
• Refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Low temperature process
• Typically high in protein
• Depending on how it’s made, each bite can be different – not ideal for picky eaters
• Clean up needed
• Less nutrient dense – larger serving sizes required

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Low temperature process
• High in protein
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess
• Nutrient dense
• Meaty, jerky texture
• Ready to serve

Feeding natural, minimally processed ingredients is the basis of both raw pet food and air-dried diets. The key difference is raw pet food has not been processed at all, which limits its storage options and shelf life and increases the risk of foodborne pathogens like bacteria and parasites.

• Short shelf life
• Refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Not processed
• Typically high in protein
• Depending on how it’s made, each bite can be different — not ideal for picky eaters
• Clean up needed
• Less nutrient dense – larger serving sizes required
• Higher risk of foodborne pathogens
• Homemade raw may not be complete & balanced, depending on the recipe

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Minimally processed
• High in protein
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess or smell
• Nutrient dense
• Meaty, jerky texture
• Ready to serve

Freeze-dried and air-dried foods follow similar philosophies and traits when it comes to minimal processing, convenience and versatility. Both methods of moiture removal result in food that’s easy to store and easy to feed. They can be fed as a complete diet, a tasty topper, or healthy treat.

If you’re struggling to decide between the two, focus on what food texture your pet prefers. If they like a softer texture, opt for freeze-dried foods. The process of sublimation in freeze-dried foods removes moisture by turning ice particles into vapour, The result is a food that is softer and crumblier than the jerky-like texture of air-dried food

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Minimally processed
• Typically high in protein
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess or smell
• Nutrient dense
• Softer texture
• May need rehydrating

• Long shelf life
• No refrigeration required
• Fresh, natural ingredients
• Minimally processed
• High in protein
• Uniform appearance & flavour in every bite prevents selective eating by fussy pets
• Easy, convenient, no mess or smell
• Nutrient dense
• Meaty, jerky texture
• Ready to serve

Providore air-dried dog and cat foods are formulated to meet the AAFCO nutritional profiles for all pets except large breed puppies.

Adding a small amount of Providore atop your pet’s other food makes mealtime more exciting.

Providore is easy to insert into these toys and won’t make a mess the way wet, fresh, and raw foods do.

High protein meaty treats are high value rewards for training

Providore air-dried dog and cat food is ready to serve from the moment you open the bag.

Rehydrating is not necessary unless your pet prefers a softer food texture. If you do decide to rehydrate, Providore recommends adding water to the food once it’s in your pet’s bowl.

Air-dried dog food is typically nutrient dense, which means there is a higher concentration of nutrients in every gram of feed. A small serve is all that is needed to meet your pet’s daily nutritional needs.

Follow the feeding guidelines outlined on the food packaging to avoid under or overfeeding. These guidelines outline the amount of food your pet needs to eat over a hours if the food is the only thing they’re eating.

When introducing your pet to a new food, it’s important to make slow and steady changes to avoid potential stomach upsets. Over the first week, slowly increase the amount of new food added to your pet’s bowl while reducing the amount of the old diet.

It’s best to keep pet foods in their original packaging. If the product is resealable, like Providore, always tightly reseal the packaging after opening to maintain its freshness.

Your pet deserves nutrient dense, protein-packed food that will deliver on quality, convenience and taste. They’ll love the premium range of Providore’s air-dried dog and cat food.

Air-drying uses warm circulating air to gently remove the moisture and is ready to serve straight from the packaging.

Dehydrated pet food, on the other hand, uses lower temperatures to remove moisture over a longer period of time. The end product has a lower moisture content and needs to be rehydrated before feeding, adding an extra step to mealtimes.

Air-dried pet food is typically a softer and chewier texture than kibble, so your pet might enjoy the texture of Providore air-dried pet food. However, if your dog or cat prefers a softer texture with less chew, rehydrating air-dried pet food may help.

Simply soak the serving of food in a small amount of water for a little while. The food will absorb the water and plump up.

Air-dried pet food can still be considered raw if the ingredients are raw and unprocessed when they enter the air-drying chamber.

It is not recommended to feed a cat any kind of dog food as their main diet. Dogs and cats have completely different nutritional needs, and a diet for dogs will not be sufficient for a cat and vice versa, potentially leading to nutritional deficiencies and health problems.

Petbarn stocks a wide range of air-dried dog and cat foods, including Providore. Find Providore in-store at your local Petbarn or purchase for delivery online.