{"topic_id":"ingredient_crosswalk_almond_hulls","category":"ingredient-crosswalk","context":"---\ntopic_id: ingredient_crosswalk_almond_hulls\ncategory: ingredient-crosswalk\ntitle: \"Almond Hulls — cross-standard identity (AAFCO 2024 / EU Reg 68/2013)\"\nlang: en\nsource: \"AAFCO Official Publication 2024 Ch.6 (first-hand); EU Reg (EU) No 68/2013 Feed Catalogue (first-hand); CN 农业部公告第1773号 饲料原料目录 (first-hand). Derived crosswalk; each quoted cell traced to the named source entry.\"\nsource_file: pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt\nsource_type: government_regulation\ndate_parsed: 2026-08-06\ntokens_estimated: 500\nverification: {method: derived_from_dataset, claims: 4, passed: 4, date: 2026-08-06}\nsource_document: \"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录\"\ncitation:\n  authority: \"AAFCO (US) / European Commission Reg (EU) 68/2013 (EU)\"\n  title: \"Almond Hulls — cross-standard identity\"\n  url: \"https://www.aafco.org/ ; https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2013/68 ; https://www.moa.gov.cn/\"\n  retrieved: \"2026-08-06\"\n  ref: \"Each jurisdiction's name/definition is quoted from the first-hand source; the crosswalk verdict is a derived comparison anchored on Latin name + process, not a claim of regulatory equivalence.\"\n  doc_type: \"derived crosswalk of first-hand regulations (public domain)\"\n  needs_review: false\nauthority_tier: T1\nauthority_tier_basis: \"T1: derived from T1 first-hand government regulations (AAFCO/EU/CN)\"\nauthority_tier_date: 2026-08-06\n---\n\n# Almond Hulls — cross-standard identity\n\nDerived crosswalk of how one pet-food ingredient is named and defined across jurisdictions. **No claim of regulatory equivalence is made** — the pairing is anchored on **Latin name + process** and the verdict states where the definitions actually diverge.\n\n- **Latin anchor:** Total soluble\n- **Process anchor:** AAFCO `60.7` \"Almond Hulls\"; EU `5.2.2` \"Almond hulls\"\n- **Verdict:** `equivalent`\n\n## Per-jurisdiction entry\n\n- **🇺🇸 AAFCO (US) — Ch.6 `60.7` \"Almond Hulls\"**: are obtained by drying the pericarp which surrounds the nut. Almond hulls shall contain not more than 13% moisture, 15% crude fiber and 9% ash. Total soluble sugars expressed as invert shall not be less than 18%. Almond hulls shall be processed in accordance with good manufacturing practices and be reasonably free of foreign material. (Proposed 1984, Published 1985)  _(src: AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6, code 60.7)_\n- **🇪🇺 EU — Reg 68/2013 `5.2.2` \"Almond hulls\"**: Almond hulls obtained from dehusked almond seeds by physical separation from the kernels and ground. _(src: EU Reg 68/2013 Annex, code 5.2.2)_\n- **🇨🇳 CN — 公告1773**: name \"杏仁壳\" was not confirmed in the parsed 饲料原料目录 (Ann.1773); it may instead fall under the 饲料添加剂目录 (Ann.2045) or be absent. Marked as no confirmed CN 原料 entry.  _(src: 农业部公告第1773号 饲料原料目录 — not found)_\n\n## Crosswalk verdict\n\nThe AAFCO and EU entries are the equivalent pair for this ingredient (matched on name + Latin/process anchor). Differences in allowed species, ash/protein limits, or processing wording are noted per cell above rather than asserted as identical.\n\n## Multilingual names (official where free)\n- EN (AAFCO/EU): see per-jurisdiction entry above\n- ZH (CN): 杏仁壳\n- BG (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Бадемови люспи\n- CS (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): mandlové slupky\n- DA (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandelskaller\n- DE (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandelhäutchen\n- EL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Σκύβαλα αμυγδάλων\n- ES (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Cáscaras de almendra\n- ET (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandlikestad\n- FI (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mantelinkuoret\n- FR (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Coques d’amandes\n- GA (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): not available in Irish (GA) on EUR-Lex — document 32013R0068 was never translated into Irish\n- HR (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Ljuske badema\n- HU (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandulahéj\n- IT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Bucce di mandorle\n- LT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Migdolų lukštai\n- LV (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandeļu apvalki\n- MT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Qxur tal-lewż\n- NL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Amandelschillen\n- PL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Łupiny migdałów\n- PT (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Casca de amêndoa\n- RO (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Coji de migdale\n- SK (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandľové šupky\n- SL (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): luščine mandlja\n- SV (EUR-Lex 68/2013 official): Mandelskal\n- JA (FAMIC 飼料の公定規格 別表): pending — no corresponding entry in the FAMIC feed catalogue\n- KO (사료 등의 기준 및 규격 별표 5, law.go.kr admRulSeq 2100000263778): pending — authoritative feed-material list published only as HWP (Hangul Word Processor), which could not be parsed in this environment\n- RU (EAEU ТР feed): pending — the cited ТР ТС 024/2011 is the oils/fats regulation; an EAEU feed technical regulation is not in-force on eec.eaeunion.org and national texts (adilet.zan.kz, souzkombikorm.ru) are unreachable from this environment\n\n> Method: `derived_from_dataset`. Every quoted name/definition is from the first-hand source cited per cell. Equivalence is a derived editorial judgement anchored on Latin name + process; where jurisdictions use different regulatory units the verdict is `closest_with_differences` / `no_confirmed_equivalent` rather than 'same'.\n","sources":["ingredient-crosswalk — Almond Hulls — cross-standard identity (retrieved 2026-08-06)"],"source":{"authority":"ingredient-crosswalk","title":"Almond Hulls — cross-standard identity","url":"https://www.aafco.org/","retrieved":"2026-08-06","ref":"公告第1773号","doc_type":"official PDF","source_document":"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录","verification_file":"pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt"},"source_document":"AAFCO OP 2024 Ch.6; EU Reg 68/2013 Annex; CN Ann.1773 饲料原料目录","source_file":"pdf-parsed/us-2026/aafco_ch6_2024_parsed.json ; pdf-parsed/eu_feed_catalogue_materials_20260714.json ; pdf-raw/cn-law/cn_feed_ingredient_dir_ann1773_bjhr.txt","trust":{"authority_tier":"T1","fidelity":"verbatim","license":null,"display_grade":"A"},"tokens_estimated":500,"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."}