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Hebrew translation: תכולת אפר נמוכה

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English term or phrase:	Low-ash content
Hebrew translation:	תכולת אפר נמוכה
Entered by:	Lingopro

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20:27 Dec 20, 2008

English to Hebrew translations [PRO]
Food & Dairy / Pet food

English term or phrase: Low-ash

from a description of pet food content

Lingopro KudoZ activity Questions: 44 (none open) (2 closed without grading) Answers: 301 Israel
Local time: 04:16

תכולת אפר נמוכה

Explanation:
(almost) all pet food contain some ash - usually bone ash.
I think תכולה is better here like the English "content".

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-12-20 20:59:19 GMT)
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As per your question in the note , I would use something like:
תכולת אפר נמוכה למזון באיכות גבוהה במיוחד (שיעור נמוך של עצמות ושיעור גבוה של בשר)
Shavua Tov and Hag Sameach

Selected response from:

Naty Schwartz
Israel
Local time: 04:16

Grading comment

תכולה works well in the sentence. Thank you!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

תכולת אפר נמוכה

Naty Schwartz

3 +2

רמות אפר נמוכות

Michal Panner

Answers

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

low-ash רמות אפר נמוכות

Explanation:
הכוונה לכמות נמוכה של אפר במזון? אם כן, אז הייתי אומרת רמות אפר נמוכות.

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Note added at 15 mins (2008-12-20 20:43:02 GMT)
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Is there a little more context to for the "special quality" part?

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Note added at 20 mins (2008-12-20 20:48:15 GMT)
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Then yes, it makes sense. I think what you suggested might work.

Michal Panner
Israel
Local time: 04:16
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Hebrew
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Michal, thanks. Question: the sentence is: "Low-ash special quality". Can I say: רמת אפר נמוכה ואיכותית?

Asker: The entire sentence is: Low-ash special quality (with a low proportion of bone and high proportion of meat)