Filler (animal food)
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filler-animal-food-197-2927766
title:
Filler (animal food)
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In processed animal foods, a filler is an ingredient added to provide dietary fiber, bulk or some other non-nutritive purpose. Products like corncobs, feathers, soy, cottonseed hulls, peanut hulls, citrus pulp, screening, weeds, straw, and cereal by-products are often included as inexpensive fillers or low-grade fiber content. Although most plant-derived fibers have low nutritional value to companion animals, there is scientific research showing that there are some physiological benefits such as
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Non-nutritive animal food ingredient
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Filler_(animal_food)
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2023-10-06T15:39:12Z
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