{"topic_id":"aafco_ch6_chapter_21_005","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: aafco_ch6_chapter_21_005\ncategory: AAFCO-CH6-INGREDIENTS\ntitle: Chapter 21 - 3 Ingredient Definitions\nlang: en\nsource: aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 890\nextra: {\"chapter\": \"21\", \"ingredient_count\": 3}\n---\n\n# Chapter 21\n\n# AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 21\n\n**Total ingredients in this chapter: 3**\n\n\n## Chapter Overview\n\nAAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 21 covers 3 specific ingredients.\n\n\n## Ingredient List\n\n\n### 21.1 Dried Citrus Pulp\n\n is the ground peel, residue of the inside portions, and occasional cull fruits of the citrus family which have been dried, producing a coarse, flaky product. It may contain dried citrus meal or pellets and whole citrus seeds. If calcium oxide or calcium hydroxide is added as an aid in processing, the maximum percentage present, expressed as calcium (Ca), must be shown. If it bears a name descriptive of its kind or origin, it must correspond thereto. (Published 1958, Amended 1965)\n\n\n### 21.2 Dried Citrus Meal\n\n is the finer particles obtained by screening dried citrus pulp. (Published 1958, Amended 1965)\n\n\n### 21.3 Citrus Seed Meal, Mechanical Extracted\n\n is the seed or seed meats of orange and grapefruit from which most of the oil has been removed by means of pressure. It is composed mostly of the kernel with such portions of the hull and pulp as cannot be avoided in the manufacture of Citrus Seed Oil. It may be designated and sold according to its crude protein content. (Published 1958, Amended 1965)\n\n\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":890,"generated_at":null,"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."}