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requirements and Petcurean
Petcurean
uses proteins of high biological value, as all proteins are
not
created equal. Every protein source contains different
levels of amino acids and
each protein is different in its ability to be broken down
into
amino acids. Some are better for pets than others. The
ability of a
protein to be used by the body and its amount of usable
amino acids is summarized
as protein quality (biological value).
Egg has the
highest
biological value at 100, and sets the standard from which
others are measured. Fish
meal and milk are close behind with a value of 92. Beef is
around
78 and soybean meal is 67. Meat and bone meal and wheat
are
around 50 and corn is 45.
Things like hair and feathers
would
be very high in protein but would be down at the bottom
of
the list for biological value. The actual composition of
individual
proteins that Petcurean uses, as
well as the utilization of amino
acids, is very detailed and beyond the scope of this article,
but in summary,
we see that all proteins are not created equal.
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