Meal composition & certification
Comprehensive Analysis of Animal-Derived Protein Meals
Animal-derived meal products are widely used in animal nutrition, aquaculture, pet food, and agricultural applications. Consistent quality, nutritional value, and regulatory compliance are essential to ensure product performance, market access, and food chain safety.
Our laboratory provides analytical testing services for a broad range of rendered meal products, supporting manufacturers, renderers, feed producers, exporters, importers, and regulatory agencies with accurate, reliable, and scientifically robust results.
Products We Test
We provide analytical services for a wide range of rendered animal meal products, including:
Meat and Bone Meal (MBM)
Meat and bone meal is a valuable source of protein, calcium, phosphorus, and essential minerals used in livestock and pet food formulations. Laboratory analysis helps verify nutritional composition, monitor product consistency, and ensure compliance with industry specifications.
Feather Meal
Produced through the controlled hydrolysis of poultry feathers, feather meal is a concentrated source of digestible protein and amino acids. Testing evaluates protein quality, digestibility indicators, moisture, ash, and other quality parameters that influence feed performance.
Blood Meal
Blood meal is a highly concentrated protein ingredient rich in essential amino acids, particularly lysine. Analytical testing confirms nutritional composition, manufacturing consistency, and suitability for feed applications while supporting quality assurance programs.
Bone Meal
Bone meal provides concentrated minerals, particularly calcium and phosphorus, for livestock feeds and agricultural applications. Laboratory analysis verifies mineral composition, purity, and product specifications to support formulation accuracy and regulatory compliance.
Fish Meal
Fish meal is an important protein ingredient used in aquaculture, livestock feed, and pet food. Comprehensive testing helps assess nutritional value, freshness, product stability, and consistency while ensuring compliance with domestic and international quality standards.Meal products – meat and bone meal, feather meal, blood meal, bone meal fishmeal. We specialise in providing rapid turnaround of results for meal processors and exporters.
Range of testing available
- Acid Value
- Ash
- Calcium
- Crude fibre
- Fat (crude)
- Foreign matter
- Grind/particle sizing
- Heavy metal and toxic elements – lead, arsenic, cadmium, mercury
- Histamine
- Melamine
- Microbiological testing
- Moisture
- Pepsin digestibility
- Peroxide value
- Phosphate/phosphorus
- Protein
- Salt (as chloride)
- Sodium
- Total volatile base nitrogen
- Trace and macro elements – selenium, copper, zinc, manganese, iron, magnesium, potassium
Why Test Meal Products?
Routine laboratory analysis helps manufacturers and suppliers to:
- Verify nutritional composition
- Maintain product consistency
- Optimise feed formulations
- Meet customer specifications
- Demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements
- Support export market access
- Monitor production quality
- Strengthen quality assurance programs
Trusted Scientific Support
Our experienced analytical scientists provide dependable testing services for rendered animal meal products using robust analytical methods and stringent quality assurance procedures. We deliver accurate data to support product quality, regulatory compliance, and informed decision-making across the feed and animal nutrition industries.
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To find out more about our meal testing services, or to request a quote, please contact us.