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Poultry Meal

What is Poultry Meal?

Poultry Meal or Poultry By-Product Meal is a high-protein commodity used as a major component in some pet foods. It is made from grinding clean, rendered parts of poultry carcasses and can contain bones, offal and undeveloped eggs, but only contains feathers that are unavoidable in the processing of the poultry parts. Poultry by-product meal quality and composition can change from one batch to another. [1]

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Other Ingredient Information

Products containing Poultry Meal


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Source(s) Derived From

 Animal Sources

Natural or Artificial?

 Natural

References
  1. Poultry by-product meal - Wikipedia

Aliases (Also Known As)


 Poultry By Product Meal

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  • Natural
  • Natural & Possibly Unsafe
  • Artificial
  • Artificial & Possibly Unsafe
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources)
  • Both (Can be derived from Natural & Artificial Sources) & Possibly Unsafe

Revision History

Action User Date/Time
Ingredient addedUPC Food SearchJanuary 1, 2009 @ 2:14 AM

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