AAFCO Ch6 dried beet pulp

AAFCO Ch6 definition 63.36 Beet pulp, dried, plain is the dried residue from sugar beets which has been cleaned and freed from crowns, leaves, and sand, and which has been extracted in the process of manufacturing sugar (Proposed 1976, Adopted 1977; IFN 4-00-669). Related AAFCO definitions: 63.37 Beet pulp, dried, molasses (with beet molasses added) and 63.38 Beet pulp, dried product CSF, RNS (with concentrated Steffen's filtrate added). The AAFCO definition lists no compositional specifications (protein, fiber, sugar or TDN figures are supplier data, not definition criteria). Dried beet pulp is classified by nutritionists as a moderately fermentable fiber source: its non-starch polysaccharides (mainly pectin and hemicellulose) are partially fermented in the colon, yielding short-chain fatty acids (acetate, propionate, butyrate) that support colonic health. This moderate fermentability is often preferred over highly fermentable fibers (e.g., inulin), which can cause excessive gas and loose stools. Typical inclusion is a few percent of dry pet food, with higher levels in gut-health formulas.