Meat Meal And Veg Meal? Good Or Bad?

[pawsitive]

I noticed many dog food has MEAL in it, such as meat meal, poultry meal and vegetable meal.

Should I avoid food that has MEAL?

[sheena]

If it is dried food then it will be made up of meal, which is meat that has been dried & is more concentrated than fresh meat.

[YippeeGirl]

I think if it's a food containing a high-quality meal product, it is better than a food whose first one or two ingredients are listed as 'whole' meat products. If I recall correctly, this is because the weight of the whole meat product is also taking into account its water content, so once the water content is removed it may be further down the ingredient list, making it a poorer quality food.

[Pretty Miss Emma]

I think if it's a food containing a high-quality meal product, it is better than a food whose first one or two ingredients are listed as 'whole' meat products. If I recall correctly, this is because the weight of the whole meat product is also taking into account its water content, so once the water content is removed it may be further down the ingredient list, making it a poorer quality food.

Yep. "Meal" is the product minus the water, so it is good.

[JulesP]

But I would want to know what the meal is. So want to see 'lamb meal' not 'meat meal'.