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Every
protein source in Go! Natural Pet Food contains different
levels of amino acids and each protein is different in its
ability to be broken down into amino acids. So not all
proteins are created equal. Some are better for pets than
others.
The ability of a protein to be used by the body and
its amount of usable amino acids is summarized as protein
quality (biological value). GO! Natural Pet Food uses
chicken, wild salmon, and egg as protein sources. Egg has
the highest biological value and sets the standard for which
other proteins are judged. Egg has a biological value of
100. Fish meal and milk are close behind with a value of 92.
Chicken is around 85, Beef is around 78 and soybean
meal is 67. Meat and bone meal and wheat are around 50 and
corn is 45.
Things like hair and feathers would be very high
in protein but would be down at the bottom of the list for
biological value. The actual composition of individual
proteins as well as the utilization of amino acids is very
detailed and beyond the scope of this article, but in
summary, we see that all proteins are not created equal.
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