What kind of ingredient this is
herring meal sits in the animal protein family. Named animal proteins are the foundation of the Protein Quality Index. The named-species multiplier rewards single-species clarity (chicken meal beats poultry meal, by-product clarity is graded separately).
Where herring meal sits in the Sniff System
The methodology treats herring meal as a quality input. It contributes positively to the relevant Sniff rubric components and does not trigger any controversial-ingredient penalty.
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Similar ingredients in the catalog
Sniff's semantic graph clusters these ingredients near herring meal by formulation profile. Each links to its own ingredient page.