{"topic_id":"aafco_ch6_chapter_tent_60_039","category":"us-2026","context":"---\ntopic_id: aafco_ch6_chapter_tent_60_039\ncategory: AAFCO-CH6-INGREDIENTS\ntitle: Chapter T60 - 4 Ingredient Definitions\nlang: en\nsource: aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json\ndate_parsed: 2026-07-18\ntokens_estimated: 1734\nextra: {\"chapter\": \"T60\", \"ingredient_count\": 4}\n---\n\n# Chapter T60\n\n# AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter T60\n\n**Total ingredients in this chapter: 4**\n\n\n## Chapter Overview\n\nAAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter T60 covers 4 specific ingredients.\n\n\n## Ingredient List\n\n\n### T60.117(A) Black Soldier Fly Larvae\n\n is the dried larvae of the Black Soldier Fly, Hermetia illucens, with or without mechanical extraction of part of the oil, that has been raised on feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials. The ingredient must be labeled for guarantees for minimum crude protein and minimum crude fat on an asfed basis. If oil is mechanically extracted, maximum crude fat must also be guaranteed on the ingredient label. The ingredient is dried by artificial means to no more than 10% moisture. It is fo\n\n\n### T60.119 Dried Crickets are nymph through adult stage crickets, Acheta domesticus, manufactured either by roasting or wet milling. Crickets are raised on feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials. Post-harvest processing of crickets shall incorporate a microbial kill step. The ingredient must be labelled with guarantees for minimum crude protein and minimum crude fat on an as-fed basis. The ingredient\n\n is dried to no more than 6% moisture. The ingredient must contain no more than 7.5% chitin.1 It is for use in adult dog food as a source of protein and fat consistent with good feeding practices. 1Narguess H. Marei, Emtithal Abd El-Samie, Taher Salah, Gamal R. Saad, Ahmed H.M. Elwahy, Isolation and characterization of chitosan from different local insects in Egypt, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, Volume 82, 2016, Pages 871877, ISSN 0141-8130, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiom\n\n\n### T60.120 Dried Chicory Root Pulp\n\n is the dried pulp produced as a byproduct of inulin extraction from the root of Cichorium intybus L., intended as a source of fiber. It shall contain no more than 10% inulin, no less than 60% total dietary fiber, and no more than 13% moisture. (Proposed 2024 rev. 1)\n\n\n### T60.121 Dried Mealworm Meal\n\n is obtained from the dried larvae of the yellow mealworm beetle (Tenebrio molitor) which has been raised on a feedstock composed exclusively of feed grade materials and from which part of the oil has been extracted using a mechanical process. The ingredient must be labeled with guarantees for minimum crude protein, and minimum and maximum crude fat. The ingredient is artificially dried to no more that 8% moisture. It is for use in adult dog food as a source of protein at a level not to exceed 3\n\n\n","sources":[],"tokens_estimated":1734,"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."}