{"topic_id":"AAFCO_Ch6_potato_starch","category":"aafco","context":"AAFCO Chapter Six contains no definition for potato starch: the only potato-related entries are 60.94 Potato Protein, 27.3 Potato Distillers Dried Residue, and the legacy \"Dried Potato Products\" entry (old 60.28). Potato starch as such is not an AAFCO-defined ingredient, so there are no AAFCO compositional criteria for it; the starch and residue figures sometimes quoted (e.g., 85-90% starch on a dry basis) come from supplier or literature data, not from any AAFCO definition. In practice potato starch is used in grain-free pet food formulas as a highly digestible carbohydrate source and is declared on ingredient panels under its common or usual name consistent with AAFCO naming rules. Like other refined starches it is low in protein and fat and contributes mainly calories; its resistant starch fraction can provide a modest prebiotic effect.\n","sources":["generated from .md only"],"tokens_estimated":143,"generated_at":"2026-07-16","tip":"Use /api/v1/topics to discover more topics. /api/v1/nutrient for precise single-point queries. /api/v1/cross_compare for 2-3 standard comparisons."}