The wheat gluten was adulterated on purpose with melamine in order to fool the testing used to determine its protein content, and so pass it off as a better and more expensive product. The test for protein measures total nitrogen content and apparently the melamine provided additional nitrogen to fool the product test. I don't believe it adds more protein, it just fools the test method making it appear to have more protein.
Dan -----Original Message----- From: Carl Deb Charter [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 1:44 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: CS>Melamine chemical reaction in pet food recall (OT) It's produced in China and was added to wheat gluten to increase the "protein" content. I'm sure it's not just in animal food either, most likely animal feed and sad but most likely true, in people food (like prepackaged foods). ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dee " <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:13 PM Subject: Re: CS>Melamine chemical reaction in pet food recall (OT) > How on earth would melamine get in animal food? The mind boggles! > Dee > > -------Original Message------- > > > > From: Day Sutton > > Date: 04/05/2007 15:33:20 > > To: Silver Post > > Subject: CS>Melamine chemical reaction in pet food recall (OT) > > > > Found this interesting about the discussion of melamine recently. > > > > http://www.fvma.com/displaycommon.cfm?an=1&subarticlenbr=184 > > > > > > -- > > Day Sutton > > [email protected] > > > > > -- > The Silver List is a moderated forum for discussing Colloidal Silver. > > Instructions for unsubscribing are posted at: http://silverlist.org > > To post, address your message to: [email protected] > > Address Off-Topic messages to: [email protected] > > The Silver List and Off Topic List archives are currently down... > > List maintainer: Mike Devour <[email protected]> > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.2/787 - Release Date: > 5/3/2007 > 2:11 PM > >
