What exactly is the definition of Meal as a pet food ingredient?
‘Meal’ means reduced in size…meaning the food is cooked, most of the water removed and reduced in size (ground) in order for a more uniform mix of the meat, veggies, fruit, vitamins and minerals. Just because you see the word ‘meal’ in an ingredient, do not assume that the food itself is whole and untampered with! There are many popular commercial pet foods that list ‘chicken meal’ as an ingredient. BEWARE!!! This ‘chicken meal’ may contain by-products such as beaks, feathers, intestines and other unfit-for-consumption ingredients. Read the ingredient label carefully. If you’re still not sure, call the company! An ethical company WILL give you an honest answer! If the company is being evasive in ANY way, you can be assured you will NOT receive an honest answer! Since Life’s Abundance does NOT contain by-products, you can be assured that our ‘meal’ is 100% high quality human-grade (fit for human consumption).
A. ‘Meal’ means reduced in size…meaning the food is cooked, most of the water removed and reduced in size (ground) in order for a more uniform mix of the meat, veggies, fruit, vitamins and minerals. Just because you see the word ‘meal’ in an ingredient, do not assume that the food itself is whole and untampered with! There are many popular commercial pet foods that list ‘chicken meal’ as an ingredient. BEWARE!!! This ‘chicken meal’ may contain by-products such as beaks, feathers, intestines and other unfit-for-consumption ingredients. Read the ingredient label carefully. If you’re still not sure, call the company! An ethical company WILL give you an honest answer! If the company is being evasive in ANY way, you can be assured you will NOT receive an honest answer! Since Life’s Abundance does NOT contain by-products, you can be assured that our ‘meal’ is 100% high quality human-grade (fit for human consumption).
