Early fisherman at Catalina Island used heavy lines and could catch an abundant amount of Albacore which were
considered inedible and were thrown to the seals.
«I source animals that are normally
considered inedible or pests,» Rurka explains.
For example, low - quality ingredients like by - product meal and other rendered animal products are not for human consumption (they are
considered inedible waste) yet they are frequently used in cheaper dog foods.
Additionally, although «mechanically separated meat» may apply to turkey, chicken and pork, due to concerns over BSE, the federal government has held since 2004 that mechanically separated beef «is
considered inedible and is prohibited for use as human food.»
What is
considered inedible varies among users (e.g., chicken feet are consumed in some food supply chains but not others), changes over time, and is influenced by a range of variables including culture, socio - economic factors, availability, price, technological advances, international trade, and geography.
Most of us don't eat the parts of animals our culture
considers inedible.
Butler's 2007 figures didn't take into account the fact that we throw out a lot of the animal mass produced because
we consider it inedible.
«Based on industry standards, a meal that has all of the required nutrients can be fabricated from things that we would
consider inedible,» he says.
Attorney Jeffrey Maltzman (pictured here with his dog Napa) says that the pet food industry markets their food as though it is people food when â $ œthe reality is that what theyâ $ ™ re getting is the parts of beef people
consider inedible â $» leftover hooves, heads, bones.â $
Not exact matches
Another twist is that they are
inedible when raw and even
considered toxic!
While Feedback admits that food going to redistributing food for human consumption should be the priority, there is still a great deal of value in using
inedible food for animal feed, and once that possibility is ruled out, composting or anaerobic digestion should be
considered.
Because only the
inedible hull is removed, it is
considered a whole grain.
Besides removing the
inedible outer hull, the pearling process removes the germ and bran and, for this reason, pot and pearl barley are not
considered whole grains.
Cartoon rabbits gorge themselves on carrots and other salad fixings, but healthy pet rabbits eat large amounts of plant foods that we would
consider to be utterly
inedible.
The veggies we adore take a backseat to those we
consider pretty much
inedible.
Thirty - five percent is
considered «
inedible parts» and 5 percent is oil / grease, but the remaining 37 percent is a mix of produce, baked goods, meat and dairy, snacks, and dry food — in other words, foods that, ideally, would not go to waste.