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.
Organic Pumpkin
The flesh of the pumpkin squash, used cooked or dried in dog food.
Organic Quinoa
The seed of the quinoa plant, a gluten-free pseudocereal.
Organic Quinoa Seed
The seed of the quinoa plant, a gluten-free pseudocereal.
Organic Quinoa Seed Meal
The meal left after oil is pressed from organic quinoa seed.
Organic Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Organic Rosemary
The leaf of the rosemary shrub, used as a natural antioxidant and preservative.
Organic Rye
The grain of the rye plant, a cereal related to wheat and barley.
Organic Sage
The leaf of the sage plant, used in small quantities.
Organic Sorghum
Organically grown sorghum grain.
Organic Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Organic Spinach
The leaf of the spinach plant.
Organic Squash
The flesh of squash, used cooked or dried.
Organic Sunflower Oil
Oil pressed from sunflower seeds.
Organic Sweet Potatoes
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the…
Organic Tomato Pomace
The skins, pulp and seeds left after tomatoes are pressed for juice.
Organic Tomato Powder
Organically grown tomato, dried and powdered.
Organic Tomatoes
The ripe fruit of the tomato plant.
Organic Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Organic Turkey Broth
The liquid produced by simmering turkey, used to add moisture and flavor.
Organic Turmeric
The rhizome of the turmeric plant, used ground in small quantities.
Organic Whole Dressed Chicken
A whole organic chicken with feathers, head and entrails removed.
Organic Yams
The tuber of the yam plant, distinct from the sweet potato.
Pacific Ocean Fish Meal
Pacific Whitefish Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from Pacific whitefish.
Pacific Whiting Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from Pacific whiting, a lean white fish.
Papain
A protein-digesting enzyme extracted from papaya.
Papaya
The fruit of the papaya tree.
Papaya Extract
Papayas
The fruit of the papaya tree.
Parsley
The leaf of the parsley plant, used in small quantities.
Parsley Flake
Dried flakes of parsley leaf.
Parsley Leaf
The leaf of the parsley plant.
Parsnips
The root of the parsnip.
Pasta
Wheat dough formed into shapes and dried.
Pea Fiber
The fibrous outer portion of the pea, separated from the starch and protein.
Pea Fibre
The fibrous outer portion of the pea, separated from its starch and protein.
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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