The market value of Asian carp is very low, because the bones make it a challenge to prepare for human consumption [35]. Other issues commonly associated with carp are off-flavors and potential toxin concentrations; however, these may be misconceptions. Unlike grass and common carp that are bottom feeders, silver and bighead carp are filter feeders with diets consisting of zooplankton and phytoplankton [36, 37]. For example, Papp and coworkers [38] found that bottom feeders had 5 to 10 times the geosmin (responsible for off-taste) in fillets than filter-feeding silver carp. In addition, filter feeders are exposed to fewer toxins compared to predatory fishes [39]. Therefore, issues with flavor or toxin levels associated with the fishmeal produced from silver or bighead carp may be negligible.