Just be sure that if a fresh meat is used as an ingredient, be sure it is followed by
a specific meat meal before a grain is listed.
Not exact matches
By now I am almost fully pledged vegetarian (I still eat fish sometimes though, but that need decreases) As a former
meat eater I enjoyed Golabki, Flaki and Pierogies, both are polish cuisines because even though I was born in Germany, half my heritage (
specific: my mother) comes from Poland and I grew up with traditional polish cuisine, which still counts as comfort food to me (Omg I need to mention I tried so often to make Bigos Vegetarian without sacraficing the taste, but it's still a challange) Bu talso my other half of heritage come from Hungary, I also enjoy traditional Hungarian food like Langos and Palacsinta (so good) Basically I've been brought up with no fear from anything new, I have no prejudices, try everything I can and enjoy home cooked
meals made with local basic ingridients the most!
When considering the protein source, for example, one must not only consider whether an animal - or plant - based protein will be used, but the
specific organism from which it is derived (e.g., animal: chicken, beef, lamb, pork, etc.; fish: salmon, menhaden, etc.; plant: corn gluten
meal, soybean
meal, etc.), what part (s) of that organism will be included (e.g., plant: whole wheat vs. wheat germ vs. wheat bran; animal: entire animal vs. skeletal muscle vs. organ
meats), and the form in which it will be added (animals: frozen, fresh,
meal), all of which affect the diet in terms of cost, nutrient composition and stability, manufacturing requirements, and ingredient handling, transport, and storage.
Each
meal's formula optimizes the nutritional balance for its
specific meat source by adding small amounts of vital minerals.
This is not a problem, however, because this recipe also contains several
meat meals — chicken
meal, catfish
meal, Pollock
meal to be
specific.
It is good that Eagle Pack identified the
specific sources of these
meat meals because there are many dog food brands that indicate only generic
meat meals that trigger the question on their possible sources.
High quality
meat «
meal» (Avoid
meat meal that includes the words «by - products» in its name or fails to identify the
specific source animal.)
Avoid foods that list vague descriptions, such as «
meat» or «
meat meals,» instead of a
specific animal protein.
It's also important to look for generic or ambiguous - sounding ingredients: «animal fat» and «
meat meal» are generic because they do not name a
specific animal and could be of questionable quality.
Moreover, the better quality puppy foods list the
specific meat and do not use byproducts such as beaks, feathers and bone
meal.
The fact that a
meat by - product (chicken by - product
meal) makes up a large percentage of the food means lower - quality ingredients are used in this
specific item's manufacturing
The generic term «
Meat» allows the pet food companies to use any animal source as an ingredient, as opposed to more
specific terms that clearly state the animal source — i.e.; «Chicken
Meal» or «Beef By Products».
I'm sure it applies to cat food as well: How to grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100: 1) For every listing of «by - product», subtract 10 points 2) For every non-
specific animal source -LRB-»
meat» or «poultry»,
meat,
meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points 3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points 4) For every grain «mill run» or non-
specific grain source, subtract 5 points 5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. «ground brown rice», «brewerâ $ ™ s rice», «rice flour» are all the same grain), subtract 5 points 6) If the protein sources are not
meat meal and there are less than 2
meats in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points 7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points 8) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points 9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points 10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points 11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points 12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points 13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points 14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is not allergic to beef), subtract 1 point 15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point Extra Credit: 1) If any of the
meat sources are organic, add 5 points 2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points 3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points 4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points 5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points 6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points 7) If the animal sources are hormone - free and antibiotic - free, add 2 points 8) If the food contains barley, add 2 points 9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points 10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point 11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point 12) For every different
specific animal protein source (other than the first one; count «chicken» and «chicken
meal» as only one protein source, but «chicken» and «'' as 2 different sources), add 1 point 13) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point 14) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide - free, add 1 point
These dog food companies will often label it under «
Meat meal» or something similar, rather than being
specific.
And, we chucked any formula that uses cheap protein sources like generic, non species
specific «
meat», or «fish», unspecified fish
meal or
meat meal, blood and bone
meal, and any by - product
meal.
And, we chucked any brand that uses cheap protein sources like generic, non species
specific «
meat», or «fish», unspecified fish
meal or
meat meal, blood and bone
meal, and any by - product
meal.
If a manufacturer uses
specific types of
meats, they will gladly feature that on their pet food label as «chicken
meal», «beef liver» and so on instead of using more generic terms.
Better
meals are made from
meats from
specific sources, for example, chicken
meal, beef
meal versus poultry
meal or
meat meal.
Animal Fat By - Products (any variation)
Meat and Bone meal (not meat specific meal such as chicken meal, turkey meal, lamb meal) Beef and Bone meal Animal Di
Meat and Bone
meal (not
meat specific meal such as chicken meal, turkey meal, lamb meal) Beef and Bone meal Animal Di
meat specific meal such as chicken
meal, turkey
meal, lamb
meal) Beef and Bone
meal Animal Digest