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AAFCO Definition: Fish Meal

By Franny Syufy, About.com

Definition: The clean, dried, ground tissue of undecomposed whole fish or fish cuttings, either or both, with or without the extraction of part of the oil. It must contain not more than 10% moisture. If it contains more than 3% salt (NaCl), the amount of salt must constitute a part of the product name, provided that in no case must the salt content of this product exceed 7%.
Examples:
Fish meal often appears farther down the protein chain on cat food labels. Fish meal provides a rich source of Omega 3 and Omega 6 fatty acids.

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