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Eric Aldham

Eric Aldham (Dr. Eric Altom), animal nutritionist and Director of Innovation for Companion Animals at Balchem Animal Nutrition and Health, and Real Science Exchange podcast guest.

Oct 8, 2026

38:15
Can you talk a little bit about what differences a, a customer might see if they look at, at our products under the microscope?
38:21
Um, we have a proprietary process, so I'm not going into all the specifics, but what you would see if you looked at it under the microscope is we have a prill, and that drives off all the moisture that is in that particular product through the distillation process.
38:38
A lot of materials on the international market is through crystallization, and within the crystallization process, you can, you can trap impurities such as heavy metals or other types of components or water within those inclusions or within those crystals.
38:56
By using our methodology of distillation and creating a prill, you're able to ensure the correct temperature of distillation and maintain that temperature, and get rid of all of these other components that may be in the process.
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