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.
Artichoke
The edible flower head of the artichoke plant.
Artificial Flavors
Synthetic flavoring compounds added to improve taste.
Ascorbic Acid
(Source of Vitamin C.)
Asparagus
The young shoot of the asparagus plant.
Avocado
The flesh of the avocado fruit, with the skin and stone removed.
Avocado Meal
Avocado flesh dried and ground into a meal.
Avocado Oil
Oil pressed from the flesh of the avocado.
Avocado Powder
Dried and powdered avocado flesh.
Bacillus Coagulans GBI-30 6086
A specific strain of beneficial spore-forming bacteria, added as a probiotic.
Bacillus Licheniformis
A beneficial bacterium added as a direct-fed microbial.
Bacillus Subtilis
A spore-forming beneficial bacterium added as a probiotic.
Bacillus Subtillus Fermentation Product Dehydrated
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus subtilis, including the culture medium.
Bacon
Cured and smoked pork belly, used in small amounts for flavor.
Bacon Flavors
Flavorings that give food a bacon taste.
Bananas
The fruit of the banana plant.
Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Barley Flakes
Barley grains steamed and rolled flat.
Barley Flour
Flour milled from barley.
Barley Grass
The young green leaf of the barley plant, harvested before the grain forms.
Barley Grass Extract
A concentrated extract of young barley leaf.
Basil
The leaf of the basil plant, used fresh or dried in small quantities.
Beans
The edible seed of leguminous plants, without the type being specified.
Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Beef and Bone Meal
A rendered product made from beef tissue including bone.
Beef And Chicken Broth
Beef Bone
Beef bone, included ground in raw-inspired and whole-prey style recipes.
Beef Bone Broth
Broth produced by simmering beef bones, then used as a liquid in the recipe.
Beef Bone Broth Gravy
Beef Broth
The liquid produced by simmering beef, used to add moisture and flavor.
Beef By-Product
Beef is a great source of protein and amino acids. This beef-by-product features other sources of protein content…
Beef Cartilage
Connective tissue from the joints of cattle.
Beef Fat
Fat rendered from beef tissue.
Beef Flavor
A flavoring derived from beef, applied to improve taste.
Beef Heart
The heart muscle of cattle, a muscle meat rather than an organ.
Beef Kidney
The kidney of cattle, an organ meat used in recipes built around whole-animal nutrition.
Beef Liver
The liver of cattle, an organ meat.
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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