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<blockquote data-quote="Star*" data-source="post: 517386" data-attributes="member: 4964"><p> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Glyceryl Monostearate <br /> </td><td> A lipophilic non-ionic surfactant with HLB of 3.6 - 4.2. It has effects of emulsification, dispersion, foaming, defoaming, starch anti-aging and fat agglomeration control, and is widely used in foodstuffs, cosmetic, medicine and plastic processing industries. It is an emulsifier used the most widely and in the largest quantities in the foodstuff industry. <br /> A thickening, emulsifying, antisticking and antistalant agent. Can contain up to 200 ppm butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as a preservative (see also BHT). Depending on method of manufacture, it can also contain glyceryl distearate (42-44%), glyceryl tristearate (20-23%), free glycerol (3-5%). Other impurities include mono-, di-, and triesters of related fatty acids as well as unreacted fatty acids. Due to the uncertainty of chemical additives, this ingredient should be avoided. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Phosphoric Acid <br /> </td><td> A clear colorless liquid, H3PO4, used in fertilizers, detergents, food flavoring, and pharmaceuticals. <br /> A harmless but unnecessary ingredient, used in inexpensive, poor quality dog food as flavoring, emulsifier and discoloration inhibitor. Used for example as a flavoring for Coca Cola. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Propylene Glycol <br /> </td><td> A colorless viscous hygroscopic liquid, CH3CHOHCH2OH, used in antifreeze solutions, in hydraulic fluids, and as a solvent. <br /> Used as humectant in semi-moist kibble to keep it from drying out. May be toxic if consumed in large amounts, and should definitely not be an ingredient in a food an animal will eat daily for weeks, months or even years of its life. In countries of the European Union, propylene glycol is not cleared as a general-purpose food grade product or direct food additive. <br /> <br /> <br /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Corn Gluten <br /> </td><td> I have not been able to locate an official definition of this product, but since it is contained in only one formulation of one manufacturer (Excel Chunks/Mini Chunks), I assume it is the same as "Corn Gluten Meal". <br /> An inexpensive by-product of human food processing which offers very little nutritional value and serves mainly to bind food together. It is not a harmful ingredient but should be avoided simply for its poor nutritional value and quality. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Wheat Gluten <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: The tough, viscid nitrogenous substance remaining when wheat is washed to remove the starch. <br /> An inexpensive byproduct of human food processing with almost no nutritional value left, serves mostly as a binder. <br /> <br /> <br /> <table style='width: 100%'><tr><td>Brewers Rice <br /> </td><td> Also appears in ingredient lists as ground Brewers Rice. <br /> AAFCO: The small milled fragments of rice kernels that have been separated from the larger kernels of milled rice. <br /> A processed rice product that is missing many of the nutrients contained in whole ground rice and brown rice. Contrary to what many pet food companies want to make you believe, this is <strong>not</strong> a high quality ingredient, just much cheaper than whole grain rice. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Cereal Food Fines <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: Particles of breakfast cereals obtained as a byproduct of their processing. <br /> An inexpensive byproduct of human food processing of unknown source, quality, possible chemical residue, sweeteners or other additives. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Feeding Oat Meal <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: Feeding oat meal is obtained in the manufacture of rolled oat groats or rolled oats and consists of broken oat groats, oat groat chips, and floury portions of the oat groats, with only such quantity of finely ground oat hulls as is unavoidable in the usual process of commericial milling. <br /> A food-grade fractionated grain, byproduct from human food processing, that is not as nutritionally valuable as the product obtained from whole oats. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Grain Fermentation Solubles <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: The dried material resulting from drying the water soluble materials after separation of suspended solids from grain fermentation. <br /> An inexpensive byproduct of human food and beverage production which adds little or no nutritional value to pet foods. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Maltodextrins & Fermentation Solubles <br /> </td><td> I have not been able to locate an official definition for this product so far. <br /> A brewery byproduct much like "grain fermentation solubles", with some maltodextrin from malted barley. Better suited for use in short term feeding like e.g. livestock than as an ingredient in pet food. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Potato Product <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: Potato pieces, peeling, culls, etc., obtained from the manufacture of processed potato products for human consumption. <br /> A cheap byproduct of human food processing that has been stripped of much of the nutritional benefits that whole, fresh potatos offer. <br /> <hr /> </td></tr><tr><td> Soy Flour <br /> </td><td> AAFCO: The finely powdered material resulting from the screened and graded product after removal of most of the oil from selected, sound, cleaned and dehulled soybeans by a mechanical or solvent extraction process. <br /> Much of the nutritional value is lost already during processing of the grain to flour. May contain particles of hull, germ, and the offal from the tail of the mill. <br /> </td></tr></table></td></tr></table></td></tr></table></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Star*, post: 517386, member: 4964"] [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Glyceryl Monostearate [/TD] [TD] A lipophilic non-ionic surfactant with HLB of 3.6 - 4.2. It has effects of emulsification, dispersion, foaming, defoaming, starch anti-aging and fat agglomeration control, and is widely used in foodstuffs, cosmetic, medicine and plastic processing industries. It is an emulsifier used the most widely and in the largest quantities in the foodstuff industry. A thickening, emulsifying, antisticking and antistalant agent. Can contain up to 200 ppm butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) as a preservative (see also BHT). Depending on method of manufacture, it can also contain glyceryl distearate (42-44%), glyceryl tristearate (20-23%), free glycerol (3-5%). Other impurities include mono-, di-, and triesters of related fatty acids as well as unreacted fatty acids. Due to the uncertainty of chemical additives, this ingredient should be avoided. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Phosphoric Acid [/TD] [TD] A clear colorless liquid, H3PO4, used in fertilizers, detergents, food flavoring, and pharmaceuticals. A harmless but unnecessary ingredient, used in inexpensive, poor quality dog food as flavoring, emulsifier and discoloration inhibitor. Used for example as a flavoring for Coca Cola. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Propylene Glycol [/TD] [TD] A colorless viscous hygroscopic liquid, CH3CHOHCH2OH, used in antifreeze solutions, in hydraulic fluids, and as a solvent. Used as humectant in semi-moist kibble to keep it from drying out. May be toxic if consumed in large amounts, and should definitely not be an ingredient in a food an animal will eat daily for weeks, months or even years of its life. In countries of the European Union, propylene glycol is not cleared as a general-purpose food grade product or direct food additive. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Corn Gluten [/TD] [TD] I have not been able to locate an official definition of this product, but since it is contained in only one formulation of one manufacturer (Excel Chunks/Mini Chunks), I assume it is the same as "Corn Gluten Meal". An inexpensive by-product of human food processing which offers very little nutritional value and serves mainly to bind food together. It is not a harmful ingredient but should be avoided simply for its poor nutritional value and quality. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Wheat Gluten [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: The tough, viscid nitrogenous substance remaining when wheat is washed to remove the starch. An inexpensive byproduct of human food processing with almost no nutritional value left, serves mostly as a binder. [TABLE] [TR] [TD]Brewers Rice [/TD] [TD] Also appears in ingredient lists as ground Brewers Rice. AAFCO: The small milled fragments of rice kernels that have been separated from the larger kernels of milled rice. A processed rice product that is missing many of the nutrients contained in whole ground rice and brown rice. Contrary to what many pet food companies want to make you believe, this is [B]not[/B] a high quality ingredient, just much cheaper than whole grain rice. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Cereal Food Fines [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: Particles of breakfast cereals obtained as a byproduct of their processing. An inexpensive byproduct of human food processing of unknown source, quality, possible chemical residue, sweeteners or other additives. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Feeding Oat Meal [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: Feeding oat meal is obtained in the manufacture of rolled oat groats or rolled oats and consists of broken oat groats, oat groat chips, and floury portions of the oat groats, with only such quantity of finely ground oat hulls as is unavoidable in the usual process of commericial milling. A food-grade fractionated grain, byproduct from human food processing, that is not as nutritionally valuable as the product obtained from whole oats. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Grain Fermentation Solubles [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: The dried material resulting from drying the water soluble materials after separation of suspended solids from grain fermentation. An inexpensive byproduct of human food and beverage production which adds little or no nutritional value to pet foods. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Maltodextrins & Fermentation Solubles [/TD] [TD] I have not been able to locate an official definition for this product so far. A brewery byproduct much like "grain fermentation solubles", with some maltodextrin from malted barley. Better suited for use in short term feeding like e.g. livestock than as an ingredient in pet food. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Potato Product [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: Potato pieces, peeling, culls, etc., obtained from the manufacture of processed potato products for human consumption. A cheap byproduct of human food processing that has been stripped of much of the nutritional benefits that whole, fresh potatos offer. [HR][/HR][/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD] Soy Flour [/TD] [TD] AAFCO: The finely powdered material resulting from the screened and graded product after removal of most of the oil from selected, sound, cleaned and dehulled soybeans by a mechanical or solvent extraction process. Much of the nutritional value is lost already during processing of the grain to flour. May contain particles of hull, germ, and the offal from the tail of the mill. [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE] [/QUOTE]
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