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Originally Posted by Ellie May  Yes, I did take a nutrition class in particular; however, I have found that biochem and other classes that bio majors have to take are much more important when taking about food and metabolism.
I just want to point out that NL also contains by-products. Liver or sometimes considered to be one and blood (or porcine plasma) is definitely one. In fact, it is a cheap source of protein and is sometimes considered slaughterhouse waste. |
Chrystal, do you think the word "by-product" offends me, if so, you are missing the point. So many of your replies imply that I don't like the word, or that I'm not aware that certain by-products can be healthy or have valuable nutrients. I don't want the only source of my dog's protein to be a by-product. I think livers are excellent, but I wouldn't want that to be the only source of protein. Do you understand that in chicken meal by-products, they don't have to have livers or gizzards, they can have whatever is left over after muscle meat is removed, and the human market takes what it wants. So we are talking about feet, beaks, intestines, thats for sure because human market doesn't accept those, and possibly necks, livers and gizzards, but since the human market accepts these, I'm not sure so much of that goes in, we have no way of knowing. Not to say, intestines are nutritious and even beaks and feet have protein, but I'm not sure if it's a usable protein Chicken meal by-product varies greatly from batch to batch.
I not only don't mind that Nature's Logic has found a cheap way to add natural vitamins, through porcine plasma, (a by-product), I think it's actually brilliant. Read about it, it's loaded with vitamins, I think earlier you said something about being able to understand the pull toward natural vitamins, instead of synthetic, and this food sounds too good to be true, well the blood allows them to do that without making the price cost prohibitive. I think that also what attracts the dogs to the food, Joey in particular, has always been fussy and smell of blood appeals to him.