Health & Nutrition are in our nature!
Houdek produces sustainable and valuable ingredients for aquaculture, livestock, and pet food diets.
2026 “Our Nature” report CLICK HERE
Our ME-PRO has proven its value to aquaculture!
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Houdek’s fermentation is a natural process that removes anti-nutritional aspects to plant meals and — at the same time — greatly amplifies the nutritional benefits. For more information, click here.
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Yes. In fact, Houdek’s ME-PRO® fermented ingredient has been successful in 100% inclusion in fish and shrimp diets. In addition, ME-PRO provides aqua feeds value far beyond the high protein content.
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Sustainability is deeply rooted at Houdek! Our fermentation technology takes traceable, responsibly grown plant meals, then multiplies the nutritional, environmental, and commercial value.
For a simple illustration of Houdek’s sustainability story, click here.
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Houdek’s ME-PRO® — in both GM and non-GM form — is at work in aquaculture around the world.
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• High in sustainably-sourced protein
• Rich amino acid profile
• Proven palatability
• High digestibility
• Improves water quality
• Easily extrudable, long shelf life
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ME-PRO provides a solid spectrum of benefits to aquaculture producers and supporting partners!
In feeding salmonids, shrimp, sea bass, and many other species, Houdek has learned that each species requires listening to customer’s specific needs. No two situations are completely alike! Please use our contact form to get the discussion started!
Protéger is the ingredient that nourishes specialized pet diets!
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Houdek’s fermentation technology removes anti-nutritional factors sometimes found in plant-based ingredients.
As an extraordinary benefit, Houdek’s fermentation amplifies benefits such as increasing digestible protein, pre and post biotics, adding crucial isoflavones, and improving palatability.
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There is no effective comparison between Houdek’s ingredients and traditionally produced meals, concentrates, or isolates.
Houdek’s fermentation process provides unique and highly valuable benefits to the nutritionist, pet, and pet-parents.
Want to know more? Click here.
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“Sustainability” is inherent in many plant-based nutrition solutions. Houdek has gone one, two, maybe three levels deeper, however!
Houdek’s fermentation process is extraordinarily input-efficient, from farm to delivered product.
For a quick illustration of Houdek’s sustainability at work, click here.
We know the farmers, we know the initial processors…we’ve designed our fermentation process to isolate and improve every bit of benefit from plant-meals.
And we’re continually asking the question, “What else is Nature sharing with us?”
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Isoflavones — found in soy plant meal — provide animal feed and pet food producers with potential benefits in gut-health, lowering body fat, and improving metabolic energy.
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Prebiotics are not digestible for the animal itself. However, the beneficial gut bacteria LOVE prebiotics!
Postbiotics are the beneficial effect of the bacterial processing of Prebiotics, resulting in antioxidant and immune-health benefits.
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Protéger is a plant-based, multifunctional ingredient used to nourish pet food diets.
Protéger is produced by Houdek, an American producer of fermented feed ingredients.
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• Plant-based protein with nearly zero anti-nutritional factors
• Important amino acids
• Highly digestible
• Excellent palatability, (even cats!)
• Isoflavones (especially aglycone)
• Prebiotics
• Postbiotics
• May improve coat health
• Excellent sustainability story
Livestock solutions begin with ACCESS, and finish with BONUS!
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Houdek’s fermentation technology removes anti-nutritional factors common in plant-based ingredients.
As an extraordinary benefit, Houdek’s fermentation amplifies benefits such as increasing digestible protein, pre and post biotics, adding crucial isoflavones, and improving palatability.
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There is no effective comparison between Houdek’s ingredients and traditionally produced meals, concentrates, or isolates.
Houdek’s fermentation process provides unique and highly valuable benefits to the nutritionist, pet, and pet-parents.
Want to know more? Click here.
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“Sustainability” is inherent in many plant-based nutrition solutions. Houdek has gone one, two, maybe three levels deeper, however!
Houdek’s fermentation process is extraordinarily input-efficient, from farm to delivered product.
We know the farmers, we know the initial processors…we’ve designed our fermentation process to isolate and improve every bit of benefit from plant-meals.
And we’re continually asking the question, “What else is Nature sharing with us?”
For a simple illustration of Houdek’s sustainability story, click here.
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Prebiotics are not digestible for the animal itself. However, the beneficial gut bacteria LOVE prebiotics!
Postbiotics are the beneficial effect of the bacterial processing of Prebiotics, resulting in antioxidant and immune-health benefits.
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Swine, poultry, and livestock applications are fulfilled with ACCESS Starter Protein™. ACCESS is available in both GM and non-GM varieties and provides a spectrum of nutritional and economic benefits for livestock feeds.
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• High level protein
• Highly digestible
• Excellent ABC-4 quality
• May provide support of zinc oxide regulatory requirements due to high bioavailability of zinc
• USA supply, available in GM and non-GM
• Price stability
• Large amino acid profile
• Excellent application for Poultry, Swine, and Cattle feeds
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BONUS! Oil
• Very low free fatty acid (FFA) content
• Expeller-extracted (not Refined, Bleached or Deodorized (RBD)
• Rich in tocopherols (Vitamin E)
• Low oxidation (longer shelf-life)
• Non-GMO and antibiotic-free applications
BONUS! Solubles
• Improves palatability of animal feed rations
• Protein AND sugars
• High in saponins and liquid fiber
• An exceptional low-viscosity, highly ‘cleanable’ binder
• May support rumen development
Our innovation continues for good of all.
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Fermentation is a natural process that transforms food; it makes food more efficient to digest, increases availability of nutrients and helps food last longer.
Fermentation’s benefit for human applications goes beyond nutrition, creating new, sustainable, and safe products for cosmetic and health care applications, too.
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For a process that has been known for many centuries, modern science has revealed there’s much more to come in terms of positive, sustainable, and valuable benefit.
Houdek is continually working to utilize its fermentation technology for both animal and human application.
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There are many kinds of fermentation processes but one common theme: using microorganisms to transform organic material.
Houdek’s fermentation technology is unique - it is aerobic (using oxygen) and leverages a nutritive fungus to do its wonderful work.
It’s “in our nature” to spread the word about our particular fermentation science! Please contact us for a presentation!
Is nutrition in your nature, too?
