What Is Actually In Dog Food
Plain explanations of the things you find on a label, from the obvious ones to the ones that sound like chemistry. No opinions about whether an ingredient is good or bad, just what it is and what it does in the bag.
Dehydrated Salmon
Salmon with its moisture removed.
Dehydrated Spinach
Spinach leaf with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dehydrated Tomatoes
Tomatoes with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Turkey
Turkey with its moisture removed.
Dehydrated White Fish
White fish with the moisture removed by dehydration.
Dicalcium Phosphate
A calcium and phosphorus compound added as a mineral supplement.
Dill
The leaf and seed of the dill plant.
Direct Dehydrated Alfalfa Pellets
Alfalfa with the moisture removed.
Dl Methionine
A synthetic form of the essential amino acid methionine, supplying both mirror-image forms.
DL-Alpha Tocopherol
A synthetic form of vitamin E used both as a nutrient and to keep fats stable.
DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
A stabilized synthetic form of vitamin E.
DL-Methionine
A synthetic form of the essential amino acid methionine, supplying both mirror-image forms.
Docosahexaenoic Acid-DHA
The long chain omega 3 fatty acid found mainly in oily fish and algae.
Dried Alfalfa
Alfalfa with the moisture removed.
Dried Algae
Algae harvested and dried for use as an ingredient.
Dried Apple
Apples with their moisture removed.
Dried Apple Pomace
The skins and solids left after apples are pressed for juice, then dried.
Dried Apples
Apples with their moisture removed.
Dried Apricot
Apricots with the moisture removed and the stone taken out.
Dried Artichoke
Artichoke with the moisture removed.
Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Aspergillus niger fermentation.
Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Aspergillus niger, including the culture medium.
Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Aspergillus oryzae fermentation, spelled here as it appears on the label.
Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Aspergillus oryzae, including the culture medium.
Dried Aspergillus Orzyae Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Aspergillus oryzae fermentation, spelled here as it appears on the label.
Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus coagulans, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Licheniformis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus licheniformis, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Bacillus subtilis fermentation.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus subtilis, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Solubles
The soluble fraction of Bacillus subtilis fermentation, dried.
Dried Banana
Banana with the moisture removed.
Dried Barley Grass Powder
Young barley leaf dried and ground to a powder.
Dried Beef
Dried Beef Bone Broth
Dried Beet
Beet with the moisture removed.
Think You Know What Your Dog Can Eat?
Ten everyday foods. Safe, In Moderation or Never. No googling, no second guesses. Then share your score with your friends, however embarrassing it turns out to be.
115 foods in the deck. Grapes are in there. So is cheese.
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Ten foods, one at a time. Call each one Safe, In Moderation or Never, then flip the card to see if you had it right. The ones you miss are listed at the end.
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