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Originally Posted by kodimerlyn  Sorry...it's chicken MEAL not by product. Still I would prefer to see JUST chicken. |
There is nothing wrong with meal. It contains very little water, 10%, so when it's first on the list of ingrediants you know you are getting more protein than water. When chichen meat is used first, you are getting more water than protein.
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"Poultry meal is the dry rendered product from a combination of clean flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts of whole carcasses of poultry or a combination thereof, exclusive of feathers, heads, feet, and entrails. It shall be suitable for use in animal food. . .Contributes a more concentrated amount of animal protein to a product since it contains only about 10% moisture, making the food more species appropriate No limit on the amount that can be used in a food formula, which permits the creation of high-protein, low-carb dry foods. The Dog Food Project - Meat vs. Meal |