{"topic_id":"aafco_ch6_chapter_45_014","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: aafco_ch6_chapter_45_014\ncategory: AAFCO-CH6-INGREDIENTS\ntitle: Chapter 45 - 2 Ingredient Definitions\nlang: en\nsource: aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 482\nextra: {\"chapter\": \"45\", \"ingredient_count\": 2}\nsource_document: \"AAFCO Model Regulations, Ch. 6 — Feed Ingredients Definitions\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"US FDA / USDA APHIS\"\n  title: \"Chapter 45 - 2 Ingredient Definitions\"\n  url: \"\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-07-18\"\n  ref: \"\"\n  doc_type: \"official source\"\n  needs_review: true\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1:fda\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-04\n---\n\n# Chapter 45\n\n# AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 45\n\n**Total ingredients in this chapter: 2**\n\n\n## Chapter Overview\n\nAAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 45 covers 2 specific ingredients.\n\n\n## Ingredient List\n\n\n### 45.1 Lespedeza Meal\n\n is obtained by grinding lespedeza hay which is reasonably free of other crop plants, weeds, and mold. It must not contain more than 28% crude fiber. (Published 1938, Amended 1963)\n\n\n### 45.2 Lespedeza Stem Meal\n\n is the ground product remaining after the separation of the leafy material from lespedeza hay or meal. It must be reasonably free from other crop plants and weeds. (Published 1938, Amended 1963)\n\n\n","sources":["US FDA / USDA APHIS — Chapter 45 - 2 Ingredient Definitions (retrieved 2026-07-18)"],"source":{"authority":"US FDA / USDA APHIS","title":"Chapter 45 - 2 Ingredient Definitions","url":"https://www.fda.gov/animal-veterinary/","retrieved":"2026-07-18","ref":"","doc_type":"official source","source_document":"AAFCO Model Regulations, Ch. 6 — Feed Ingredients Definitions","verification_file":"aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json"},"source_document":"AAFCO Model Regulations, Ch. 6 — Feed Ingredients Definitions","source_file":"aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":482,"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."}