What is the difference? Are they good or bad? First off, it's a given that we are talking about high quality sources, not the inferior sources and by-products used in some brands of pet food.
Meat - Pet food labels found in grocery and mass marketers like to use chicken or lamb to represent real meat. It is real meat, but it is 70% moisture. This leads you to believe that their product is meat based. Chicken or lamb meats are heavier than grains prior to cooking. The moisture contained in the meats is reduced by 2/3 after the cooking process, thus leaving the total formula as a grain base food after processing. Something to consider - Is that hamburger 1/4 pound before or after cooking??
Meal - Chicken, turkey and lamb meals are dry and are less than 10% moisture and contain 50-65% meat proteins. In processing, the meat meals do not shrink below the grain weight, thus producing a true meat based formula for your carnivores. AAFCO label rules require that the heaviest to the lightest ingredients be the order listed on the guaranteed analysis panel, regardless of water content.
That being said, a combination of meat and meal is even better.
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