Chapter 60
AAFCO 2024 Chapter 6 Ingredient Definitions - Chapter 60
Total ingredients in this chapter: 44
Chapter Overview
AAFCO Official Publication Chapter 6 contains ingredient definitions for animal feed and pet food. Chapter 60 covers 44 specific ingredients.
Ingredient List
60.11 60.11
Ground Grass 3.1 Alfalfa Meal, Suncured or Pellets 45.1 Lespedeza Meal
60.27 60.27
Coastal Bermudagrass Hay 45.2 Lespedeza Stem Meal
60.43 60.43
Aspirated Grain Fractions 48.16, 48.26 Hominy Feed 15.1 Brewers Dried Grains 15.2 Malt Sprouts 60.6 Buckwheat Middlings 69.1 Oat Groats 27.7 Condensed Distillers Solubles 69.3 Oat Meal, Feeding
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)
60.72 60.72
Almond Hulls with Almond Shells—Almond hulls with almond shells must not contain more than 29% crude fiber, 9% ash and 13% moisture. They shall be processed in accordance with good manufacturing practices and be reasonably free of foreign material. (Proposed 1984, Published 1985)
60.42 Ground Almond Shells
is obtained by drying and grinding that portion of the almond fruit which surrounds the nut. It must be reasonably free of the nut shell and other foreign material. (Published 1953)
60.44 Ground Whole Aspen and/or Parts
is generally recognized as a feed ingredient in cattle diets when used in accordance with good nutritional practices. Ground whole aspen (Populus tremuloides Michiz and Populus gradidentata) is composed of the entire tree including leaves, branches, trunk, and bark. Ground aspen parts may also include leaves, branches, trunk, and bark. Roots and stumps are excluded to avoid contamination of dirt and rocks in the product. The particle size of the product shall not exceed 3/8 inches. (Proposed 19
60.43 Aspirated Grain Fractions
are obtained during the normal aspiration of cereal grains and/or oil seeds for the purpose of environmental control and safety within a grain handling facility. It shall consist primarily of seed parts and may not contain more than 15% ash. It shall not contain aspirations from medicated feeds. (Proposed 1979, Amended 1980, Published 1980)
60.27 Coastal Bermudagrass Hay
is the dried aerial portion of the perennial hybrid grass, Coastal bermuda (Cynodon dactylon) (L.)a (Pers.), reasonably free of other crop plants, weeds and mold, which has been cultivated as a crop and harvested during an period of active growth. If it is fully ground, it must be designated as “Coastal Bermudagrass Meal.” If it is dried by thermal means, it should be designated as “Dehydrated Coastal Bermudagrass Hay” or “Dehydrated Coastal Bermudagrass Meal.” (Proposed 1971, Published 1972)
60.17 Buckwheat Hulls
is the product consisting primarily of the outer covering of the buckwheat obtained in the milling of buckwheat flour. (Proposed 1963, Published 1968)
60.6 Buckwheat Middlings
is that portion of the buckwheat grain immediately under the hull after separation of the flour. It must contain no more hulls than is obtained in the usual process of buckwheat milling, and must contain not more than 10% crude fiber. (Published 19