Meat Meals
From USDA Passed Meats

Chicken Meal
Originates in facilities handling chicken for our dinner table. Our Chicken Meal has passed USDA inspection and is antibiotic free and has no added hormones. It is an excellent source of Omega 6 fatty acids, a natural coat and skin conditioner.

Pork

• Pork is the most consumed meat in the world.

• Pork has a higher digestibility than beef, chicken or lamb.

• There are more calories per pound (2825) than beef, chicken, fish or lamb.

• There is an excellent amino acid profile.

• It is a unique protein source and therefore hypoallergenic.

• Pork is very palatable.

• It is one of only two meats naturally high in L-Carnitine (Linus Pauling Institute)

Pork Production

• Pork produced in the US is 31% leaner than it was twenty years ago.

• Over 100,000,000 pigs are raised in the US each year.

• Production is no longer a back yard business.

• Commercial operations are as efficient as possible so as to reduce overhead.

• Parasites, especially Trichinosis, are virtually non existent in the US hog industry today (Center of Disease Control).

• Trichinosis is easily killed by heat (137 degrees F). Eagle’s extrusion temperatures are 210 degrees Fahrenheit.

• Our pork meal contains only 11% fat, about the same as our fish meal.

Lamb Meal
Our lamb meal is imported. The sheep are free range and grass fed. Lamb Meal is a hypoallergenic ingredient and is used in several of our hypoallergenic formulas.

Anchovy and Sardine Meals (low ash / low magnesium)
The meals used in Eagle Pack formulas are harvested from pure, cold, Antarctic Ocean waters and put on ice. We buy a special premium grade that is cooked at moderate temperatures. Regular meals are cooked to almost burning temperatures, which greatly reduces nutrient values. Our darker fleshed fish are high in Omega 3 fatty acids, so beneficial to coat and skin health and the best DHA source. “Whitefish” (not used in Eagle Pack formulas), is a generic name for a number of species of white fish used in some brands. The species will vary bag-to-bag, formula-to-formula. They have minimal Omega 3 fatty acid levels. The nice white meat from whitefish go to the fish counter at your super market.  The boney skeleton and head that's left goes to other pet food plants.  Bone contributes to high ash levels.  We use the meat from the Anchovy and Sardine, so ash amount is low. Most fish meals are preserved with ethoxyquin; our meal is preserved naturally. (DOT and CG permits on file)

Duck Meal
A protein rich, hypoallergenic meal. If you appreciate the natural, holistic approach to nutrition, you will appreciate how these ducks are raised. Use of medications of any kind are highly unusual. No hormones are added.

Eagle Pack chooses the most digestible sources of
animal protein as seen in the chart below:

Source:  Midwest Laboratories, Breman, Indiana
* Is used as a hypoallergenic ingredient in several formulas.

We don't dilute our meat ingredients with water. 

We use a very concentrated form of meats known as meals, which are 11 times more protein-concentrated than "meat".  Foods that list "real chicken/beef" or chicken/beef first include the water weight in this ingredient.  Chicken/beef in this form consists of 70% water.

* The manufacturer counts the weight of the water, and lists chicken first.  With the water removed, your pet is getting 70% less "chicken" than you were led to believe.  Note that four grain products, and by-products are now listed ahead of chicken.