AM Nutrition | Norway

Natural alternatives

In 2006, in response to a growing focus on developing sustainable alternative vegetable protein sources for the feed industry, Felleskjøpet Rogaland Agder (FKRA), a Norwegian farmers’ cooperative, decided to invest in the world’s first large-scale dry fractionation factory specializing in peas. Based on this, AM Nutrition (AMN) was established – fully owned by FKRA. 

Today the company is a global supplier of natural pea ingredients for use in pet food, human food, animal feed and technical applications. Its production facilities are located in Stavanger, Norway. 

Sustainable ingredients

The company uses a dry fractionation process with no use of chemicals or water, resulting in all-natural products. With this method, the natural vitamins, minerals and antioxidants are captured in the products, unlike other methods where some of these are lost. No water pollution and low energy-consumption make this dry production process environmentally friendly. Peas are sustainable in terms of fixing nitrogen naturally from the air to the soil via the plant’s root system. They also have a low carbon footprint and low water consumption compared to other ingredients.  

AMN offers a wide range of products with the main ingredients provided to the pet food industry being pea protein concentrate, pea starch concentrate, and pea hull fibre. 

Functional and healthy

Natural pea ingredients contribute to natural, healthy and hypo-allergenic nutrition for pets and are excellent in grain-free recipes. Pea protein and pea starch are both highly digestible and palatable, easily processed, and have a significantly positive influence on kibble texture. The pea starch can totally or partially replace all cereals, potato flakes and other carbohydrate sources. Pea hull fibre provides a pure and natural source of dietary fibre that promotes the growth of healthy gut bacteria and regulates the digestive system. It is an excellent ingredient in low-energy diets.

Pet food

AMN also has a pet food factory producing extruded pet food for super-premium brands, as well as premium and super-premium private label formulations with high-quality raw materials. Located by one of the Norwegian fjords, the pet food factory specializes in recipes with fish as the main protein source. 

Product development and innovation

Since its start-up, AMN has focused on product development for both the ingredients and pet food divisions. 

The ingredients plant benefits from the pet food factory, where a highly qualified technical and nutritional team tests the ingredients used in pet food. In addition to internal research and development work, AMN is an industrial partner in several international research projects and programmes. Some of the test results have been presented at international pet food seminars and published in articles and scientific posters.

AMN’s customers are treated as partners. The company provides support and openly shares technical and nutritional information, including its own testing results.

Key values

Natural, sustainable, healthy and functional ingredients are the company’s key values. It focuses on delivering high-quality ingredients and pet food that meets the pet’s nutritional requirements, as well as the expectations of customers and pet owners. 

Since 2016, AMN has also been able to deliver extruded versions of the natural pea ingredients. The company keeps a constant focus on research and development and aims to stay in the forefront of the global ingredients industry.