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.
Fresh Beef Liver
The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
Fresh Blueberries
The berry of the blueberry bush, used fresh or dried.
Fresh Boneless Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is…
Fresh Boneless Flounder
A lean white flatfish used as a fish protein source.
Fresh Boneless Herring
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Fresh Boneless Lake Whitefish
Lake whitefish with the bones removed, used fresh.
Fresh Boneless Northern Pike
Northern pike with the bones removed, used fresh.
Fresh Boneless Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Fresh Boneless Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Fresh Boneless Walleye
Walleye with the bones removed, used fresh.
Fresh Broccoli
The flower head and stalk of the broccoli plant, used in small quantities.
Fresh Carrots
The root of the carrot plant, used fresh, cooked or dried.
Fresh Cauliflower
The flower head of the cauliflower plant, used fresh.
Fresh Celery
May lower cholesterol and facilitate a healthier blood pressure level in your pet.
Fresh Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is…
Fresh Chicken Giblets
Include any edible by-products such as the gizzard, lungs, kidneys, heart, spleen, liver, ovaries, and other. While these…
Fresh Chicken Liver
The liver of the chicken, an organ meat.
Fresh Chicken Meat
The clean flesh of the chicken, used fresh.
Fresh Cranberries
The whole fruit of the cranberry, included fresh or dried.
Fresh Deboned Bison
The clean flesh of the bison, used fresh.
Fresh Deboned Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is…
Fresh Deboned Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Fresh Deboned Pork
The clean flesh of the pig, used fresh.
Fresh Deboned Salmon
The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Fresh Deboned Wild Boar
Meat from wild boar, used as an uncommon red meat protein.
Fresh Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Fresh Eggs
Whole hen eggs, used fresh or as a processed egg ingredient.
Fresh Fruits
A mix of fresh fruit, without the varieties being specified.
Fresh Garden Peas
The immature green seed of the pea plant, used fresh or dried.
Fresh Golden Apples
Golden variety apples, used fresh.
Fresh Granny Smith Apples
Granny Smith apples, used fresh.
Fresh Green Beans
The immature pod and seed of the common bean, used fresh or dried.
Fresh Herring
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Fresh Lamb
The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.
Fresh Lettuce
The leaf of the lettuce plant.
Fresh Pacific Wild Salmon
Wild-caught Pacific salmon, used fresh.
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.
Think You
Know?
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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