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.
Malted Barley Flour
Flour milled from germinated and kilned barley.
Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
Manganese bound to amino acids to improve absorption.
Manganese Amino Acid Complex
Manganese complexed with amino acids as a trace mineral supplement.
Manganese Iodate
A compound supplying both manganese and iodine.
Manganese Polysaccharide Complex
Manganese bound to a polysaccharide carrier.
Manganese Proteinate
Manganese bound to protein to improve absorption.
Manganese Sulfate
An inorganic manganese salt used as a trace mineral supplement.
Manganese Sulphate Monohydrate
A hydrated form of manganese sulfate used as a trace mineral supplement.
Manganese Supplement
An added manganese source, without the chemical form being specified.
Manganous Oxide
An inorganic manganese oxide used as a trace mineral supplement.
Mannan Oligosaccharides
Complex sugars from yeast cell walls, used as a prebiotic.
Marigold
The flower of the marigold plant, a natural source of lutein.
Marigold Extract
A concentrated extract of marigold flower.
Marigold Flowers
The flower of the marigold plant.
Marine Microalgae Oil
Meat and Bone Meal
A rendered product made from mammal tissue including bone, without specifying the animal.
Meat Broth
Broth from simmering meat, without the animal being named.
Meat By-Products
The parts of a mammal left after the flesh is removed, without the animal being named.
Meat Meal
A rendered product made from mammal tissue, without the species being named.
Meat Protein Isolate
A concentrated protein separated from meat tissue, with fat and moisture removed.
Medium-Chain Triglyceride Vegetable Oil
A plant oil composed mainly of medium chain fats.
Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex
A stable added source of vitamin K activity.
Menhaden Fish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from menhaden, a small oily fish caught specifically for oil and meal.
Menhaden Fish Oil
Oil extracted from menhaden, a small oily fish caught for oil and meal.
Menhaden Fishmeal
Menhaden Meal
Menhaden Oil
Methionine
An essential sulfur-containing amino acid.
Millet
The small round seed of the millet plant, a gluten-free cereal.
Milo
Minerals
Minnesota Wild Rice
Wild rice harvested in Minnesota. Botanically a grass seed rather than true rice.
Mint
The leaf of the mint plant.
Miscanthus Grass
Mixed Tocopherols
A blend of the naturally occurring forms of vitamin E, used to keep fats from turning rancid.
Mixed Tocopherols Added To Preserve Freshness
A blend of the naturally occurring forms of vitamin E, used to keep fats from turning rancid.
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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