The main reason we chose to use pea starch rather than split peas is that split peas will have a considerable amount of stachyose and raffinose included in them. Raffinose and stachyose are not digested in the small intestine by gastrointestinal enzymes. They are passed into the large intestine where they are fermented by intestinal microflora, resulting in the production of gas.

This gas is excreted as flatulence, and living in in close quarters with our pets, we wanted to keep this to a minimum! Pea starch is extracted through a process of air fractionation and isnot heat processed. Pea starch is also a low glycaemic index carbohydrate, thus by using pea starch we don't get the flatulence, but get a food with a low glycaemic index.

It is also important to Horizon that we use a locally sourced carbohydrate.