This nourishing recipe is formulated without
rendered meat meals.
The claim that beet pulp is an «unnatural» ingredient is often brought up, but those who argue this seem to forget that it is also not natural that dogs eat commercially produced dry food that contains
rendered meat meals, a carbohydrate percentage of generally 40 % and more, and has a moisture content of only around 10 % as opposed to a more natural 60 - 70 %.
These nourishing recipes are formulated without
rendered meat meals.
Not exact matches
The controversial
rendered meat sludge that is treated with ammonia hydroxide to kill pathogens was dropped from fast food chains in recent years but is still purchased by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for institutional feeding programs including school
meals.
The highly digestible and palatable diet is a unique high - protein, grain - free kibble that is made with only real chicken and absolutely no
rendered meats, chicken
meal or by - product
meal.
Meat meal is the dried end - product of a cooking process known as
rendering in which the water is cooked away.
According to the AAFCO definition,
meat meal is a «
rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices.»
Worst Dog Food Ingredients — Avoid These Bad Dog Food Ingredients Dangerous Dog Food Ingredients to avoid include:
RENDERED PRODUCTS, (listed as
Meat and grain
meals and by - products), CORN, WHEAT AND SOY, and many other LOW GRADE INGREDIENTS.
Meat Meal - «Meat meal is the rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practi
Meal - «
Meat meal is the rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practi
meal is the
rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices.
NATURAL Formulated with vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives No
rendered meats, poultry or fish, animal or plant
meals FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS Butcher - quality turkey Whole egg Bounty of farm - raised vegetables Great taste that finicky cats love WHOLESOME & EASILY DIGESTIBLE Gentle, home - style recipe with easy to recognize and understand ingredients Natural sources of soluble and insoluble fiber No corn, wheat or wheat gluten...
There are no corn, wheat flour, wheat gluten, plant
meals, animal
meals, artificial colors,
rendered meats, chemical preservatives or artificial flavors in Spot's Stew.
BIOLOGICALLY APPROPRIATE ™ FOOD FOR CATSFREE - RUN CHICKEN AND TURKEY, WILD - CAUGHT FISH AND NEST - LAID EGGSMODERN CATS AND KITTENS ARE BUILT LIKE THEIR ANCESTORS, POSSESSING A BIOLOGICAL NEED FOR A DIET THAT»S RICH AND VARIED IN ANIMAL PROTEIN.With 40 % richly nourishing protein, and limited to 20 % low - glycemic carbohydrates to nourish cats and kittens according to their evolutionary and biological needs.Free of
rendered poultry
meals, 1/3 of the
meats are from dehydrated chicken and turkey...
HOLISTIC NUTRITION FOR A HEALTHY AND HAPPY PET — INSIDE AND OUT NATURAL Formulated with vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives No
rendered meats, poultry or fish, animal or plant
meals FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS Ocean & freshwater fish Whole egg Bounty of farm - raised vegetables Great taste that finicky cats love WHOLESOME & EASILY DIGESTIBLE Gentle, home - style recipe with easy to recognize and understand ingredients Natural sources...
HOLISTIC NUTRITION FOR A HEALTHY AND HAPPY PET — INSIDE AND OUT NATURAL Formulated with vitamins, minerals, and other trace nutrients No artificial colors, flavors or preservatives No
rendered meats, poultry or fish, animal or plant
meals FINEST QUALITY INGREDIENTS Butcher - quality chicken Whole egg Bounty of farm - raised vegetables WHOLESOME & EASILY DIGESTIBLE Home - style recipe with easy to recognize and understand ingredients Natural sources of soluble and insoluble fiber No corn, wheat...
Even destroyed dogs and cats are
rendered into
meat meal for several name - brand animal foods.
Meat Meal Rendered meat, it may NOT contain hair, hooves, or stomach conte
Meat Meal Rendered meat, it may NOT contain hair, hooves, or stomach conte
meat, it may NOT contain hair, hooves, or stomach contents.
Chicken
meal is the
rendered (cooking to remove water and fat from fresh
meats) dried
meal from flesh, skin and parts such as bruised legs, thighs, breasts and whole deboned carcases of chickens, all of these different ingredients are defined by FDA and AAFCO as, «not for human consumption».
Instinct Grain Free Ultimate Protein Kibble for Cats Chicken Formula uses only real chicken — no
rendered meats, chicken
meal, or by - product
meal.
The problem in this case is the ingredients being used for
rendering and then sold as «
meat and bone
meal» for inclusion in dog food are less than desirable.
AAFCO defines
meat and bone
meal as «the
rendered product from mammal tissues, including bone, exclusive of blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents, except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices.»
Trufood is Wellness's high - quality formula that, according to the company website, is «free of
rendered meats, by - product
meals, grains, wheat and potatoes» to deliver a more natural
meal that pets love.
Halo holistic Grain Free Senior cat food is lower in calories and fat to match the decreased activity level and metabolism of senior cats, and like all Halo products, is made with whole
meat, no
rendered «
meat meal» of any kind.
«
Meat meal is the
rendered product from mammal tissues, exclusive of any added blood, hair, hoof, horn, hide trimmings, manure, stomach and rumen contents except in such amounts as may occur unavoidably in good processing practices.
The main ingredients are usually corn and processed /
rendered meat by - product
meal.
Meat and bone meal (US) Rendered meal (dry) from meat and b
Meat and bone
meal (US)
Rendered meal (dry) from
meat and b
meat and bone.
Ideal cat foods are grain - free with no fillers, with no
rendered meats, no animal or plant
meals, and no artificial colors, flavors or preservatives.
Rendered is often referred to as «byproducts
meal» and it means cooked and processed remains of the leftovers in
meat and poultry processing.
Economy dog foods usually contain corn
meal as one of the main ingredients (an ok protein source, but may cause allergies in some dogs), along with chicken or animal byproducts or
rendered meat / poultry.
Meat meal is a dried product made through
rendering.
These foods are unique in that they contain no
rendered meats (such as
meat meals) whatsoever.
In the case of
meat meals, which are obviously not intended for human consumption, the
meals should be
rendered from high quality, healthy animal tissues, not from
meats rejected for human consumption.
Highest quality protein: Whole
meats and fresh vegetables No inferior by - products,
rendered meats or
meat meals Formulated for optimum protein and complete nutrition Helps maintain body tone and body tissue Ideal for all life stages
If «
meat meal» or «chicken
meal» is listed, these are
rendered ingredients.
Free of
rendered poultry
meals, 1/3 of the
meats are from dehydrated chicken and turkey (air - dried at low temperature from fresh
meat) for a concentrated source of nourishing protein.
These source products are
rendered, the fat is siphoned off to be used as «animal fat,» and the remaining material is extruded to form «
meat by - product
meal.»
The pet food industry took an enormous leap after World War II when the consumption of
meat increased and the availability of by - products led to development of the
rendering industry and new uses for
meat and bone
meal.
Moreover, there is no
rendered meat or
meal.
Ziwi Peak offers dogs and cats a nutritionally balanced
meal that is free from any low - cost, allergy inducing fillers like carbohydrates and
rendered meats.
«Chicken
meal» is technically a muscle
meat but the term «
meal» denotes that it has been
rendered (cooked for a long time at very high temperatures) and is lower in quality than
meat that has not been as heavily processed.
For instance, «
rendering facilities» often use vague «
meat meal» ingredients.
Chicken
meal is «a dry
rendered product from a combination of chicken flesh and skin with and without accompanying bone,» most often leftovers from the
meat used for human consumption.
Avoid foods that contain ingredients such as
meat meal or bone
meal, as these are other names for
rendered products.
The Halo company says you will never find any chicken
meal,
meat by - products, artificial ingredients, flavors, preservatives, or
rendered meat in this or any of the Halo products.
A
meal is made by
rendering the
meat similar to making a stew, however, it is over cooked to remove the water.
They claim never to use
rendered meats, by - product
meal nor fillers in this food.
Meat meals are produced from
rendering (cooking) organ
meats, trimmings, etc., and then drying and grinding them into
meal for dried kibbles.
There are no
rendered meats or by - product
meals in this option from Nature's Variety, and it boasts 47 % crude protein content... among the highest out there.
If you only see the words «
meat and / or
meat bone
meal» on the packet, be aware that this can legally include animals that are road kill, have been euthanized by vets and ground and
rendered in factories.
Learn more about the differences between fresh
meats and
rendered meals here.
Now this doesn't mean that
meals are better than
meats —
meals are
rendered and highly processed, so their quality is often questionable.