Chapter 12
AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 12
Total ingredients in this chapter: 4
Chapter Overview
AAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 12 covers 4 specific ingredients.
Ingredient List
12.1 Barley Hulls
consist of the outer covering of the barley. (Adopted prior to 1928)
12.3 Pearl Barley By-Product
is the entire by-product resulting from the manufacture of pearl barley from clean barley. (Proposed 1961, Published 1962)
12.4 Barley Mill By-Product
is the entire residue from the milling of barley flour from clean barley and is composed of barley hulls and barley middlings. (Proposed 1961, Published 1962)
12.8 Barley Protein Concentrate
is the dried protein fraction of barley prepared by enzymatic hydrolysis of starch, beta glucans, and fiber. The ingredient is prepared from barley that is dehulled or of a hulless variety. It must not contain less than 60% crude protein on a dry matter basis. The finished ingredient should not contain more than 10% moisture. It is to be used in the feed of fish as a source of protein. (Proposed 2022 rev. 1, Adopted 2023)