Palatants & Flavors
for Aquaculture
Fish, shrimp, and krill show a strong natural preference for meaty, fish, and spice profiles — they respond intensely to the volatile and umami compounds in those aromas.
The difficulty is the medium. A flavor for aquatic feed has to disperse and release properly in water, stimulating feeding response even under stress or in low light.
Where Aquafeed Performs or Sinks
Feeding underwater changes the problem entirely. Three points where attractant chemistry decides the outcome.
Detection in Water
An aquatic animal has to locate the pellet before it can eat it. Water-soluble attractants disperse from the feed and create the chemical plume that draws fish and shrimp in — which is why solubility profile matters as much as the aroma itself.
Fishmeal Replacement
As plant proteins replace fishmeal for cost and sustainability reasons, palatability drops with it. Marine and umami attractants restore the feeding signal the formulation has lost, letting you reduce inclusion without losing intake.
Uneaten Feed & Water Quality
Pellets that go uneaten sink, break down, and load the system with nutrients. Faster, more complete consumption protects feed conversion and water quality at the same time — one of the few interventions that improves both.
Our Range for Aquaculture
Available in powder, liquid, water-soluble and fat-soluble formats — ready to incorporate into extruded and pelleted feeds, starter diets, and shrimp rations.
Excellence in Flavors for Aquaculture
Our formulas are produced under certified quality and traceability systems at every stage of production, delivering reliable solutions that optimise nutrition and performance in aquaculture.
Have Questions? We Answer Them
Marine profiles lead clearly — krill, anchovy, salmon, and shellfish notes replicate the natural food signals these species are adapted to detect. Meaty and umami profiles such as liver also perform strongly. Response varies by species and life stage, so trialling two or three candidates in your own diet is worthwhile.
Crustaceans respond particularly well to krill, shellfish, and other marine attractants, along with umami-rich meaty notes. Because shrimp locate feed chemically and consume it slowly, water-soluble attractant release matters as much as the profile — the signal has to persist long enough for the animal to find and finish the pellet.
Bait applications favour high-intensity marine and meaty profiles that disperse quickly and travel through water. Krill, anchovy, and liver notes are common choices. The formulation priority shifts here — you want rapid, strong release rather than the sustained, controlled profile a production diet calls for.
They help significantly, and this is one of the most common reasons producers approach us. Replacing fishmeal with plant protein removes much of the natural feeding signal, and a marine or umami attractant restores it. It supports the reformulation rather than fully compensating for it — the nutritional side still needs solving separately.
It depends on the format, the species, and whether the feed is extruded or pelleted, so we supply a recommended starting range with every sample and adjust from there based on your results. Send our specialists your formulation and we will suggest a starting point.
Unique aromas and flavors that make the difference in aquaculture
Tell us your species, your diet, and the problem you are solving. We will send samples worth testing.