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.
Dried Ground Potatoes
Potatoes dried and ground into a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dried Honey
Dried Kale
Kale leaf with its moisture removed and usually ground.
Dried Kelp
Seaweed harvested and dried for use as an ingredient.
Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Lactobacillus acidophilus, including the culture medium.
Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Solubles
The soluble fraction of Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation, dried.
Dried Lactobacillus Bifidus Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Lactobacillus bifidus, including the culture medium.
Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Lactobacillus casei, including the culture medium.
Dried Lactobacillus Lactis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Lactococcus lactis, including the culture medium.
Dried Lactobacillus Paracasei Fermentation Product
Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Lactobacillus plantarum, including the culture medium.
Dried Lactobacillus Reuteri Fermentation Product
Dried Lentils
Lentils with their moisture removed, the usual form used in dry recipes.
Dried Marigold
Marigold flower with the moisture removed.
Dried Miscanthus Grass
Dried Navy Beans
The dried seed of the navy bean.
Dried Organic Coconut
Organically grown coconut flesh with the moisture removed.
Dried Organic Eggs
Eggs from organically raised hens, dried.
Dried Organic Kelp
Organically certified seaweed, dried.
Dried Paprika
Dried and ground sweet red pepper.
Dried Parsley
Dried parsley leaf.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Pediococcus acidilactici, including the culture medium.
Dried Pineapple Extract
A dried extract of pineapple, rich in bromelain.
Dried Plain Beet Pulp
Dried beet pulp with no added sugar, the fibrous material left after sugar is extracted from sugar beets.
Dried Pomegranate
Pomegranate with the moisture removed.
Dried Pork Protein
Provides a third source of concentrated protein. The moisture is taken out and we’re left with pure protein…
Dried Potato Products
Dried potato fractions left from processing, without the exact parts specified.
Dried Potatoes
Potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dried Pumpkin
Pumpkin flesh with its moisture removed.
Dried Rhizopus Oryzae Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Rhizopus oryzae fermentation.
Dried Rhizopus Oryzae Fermentation Product
Dried Rosemary
Dried rosemary leaf.
Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Extract
A dried extract from brewer's yeast fermentation.
Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with brewer's yeast, including the culture medium.
Dried Salmon
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.
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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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