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The palatant is chicken based. It is processed through enzymolysis and Maillard reaction. Palatants, also known as flavour enhancers, can improve the taste, texture, and smell of cat food. They can be applied typically as a liquid or dry powder, or a combination of both.
| Category | Characteristics | Standard |
| Sensory Characteristics | Appearance | Light brown liquid |
| Flavour | Typical chicken flavour with good palatability | |
| Foreign material | No visible foreign material | |
| Chemical and Physical | Moisture (%) | ≤ 70.0 |
| Crude protein (%) | ≥ 10.0 | |
| pH value (%) | ≤ 4.0 | |
| Microorganism | E.Coliform (cfu/g) | ≤ 40 |
| Salmonella (/25g) | Negative | |
| Sanitation | As, mg/kg | ≤ 10.0 |
| Pb, mg/kg | ≤ 10.0 | |
| Cd, mg/kg | ≤ 2.0 |