Tub Types

Low Moisture Tubs:

• Low Moisture Tubs are produced by mixing dehydrated molasses blends with dry ingredients (protein, vitamin, mineral, etc.) then cooling which hardens into solidified final product.

• Due to the manufacturing process the term “cooked” is often used to describe low moisture tubs.

• Removing water creates a hardened product that softens as the surface attracts moisture from the environement thereby allowing a limited, but consistent consumption.

Poured Tubs and Blocks:

• Poured tubs and blocks are manufactured by mixing liquid byproducts and dry ingredients, then adding a chemical hardener to get the product to solidify.

• Due to this manufacturing process there is still a large amount of moisture in the product.

• Consumption tends to be much higher & more variable with poured compared to low moisture tubs due to block hardness as the major limiter.

• Higher consumption of these products while often lower cost per tub or per pound, will acutally end up costing more per day because overall consumption is higher.

• The most accurate way to calculate the actual cost of a supplement is to figure the cost per head per day for each product.

Pressed Blocks:

• Pressed blocks are manufactured by blending dry ingredients, liquid ingredients and binders. That blend of ingredients is dispensed into a pressure chamber and pressed to form the block.

• After the compression cycle is complete, the now pressed block is released from the chamber and ready for shirink wrapping, packaging, labeling and palletizing.