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.
Beef Lung
The lung of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-animal recipes.
Beef Meal
Beef that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Beef Meat Meal
A meal rendered from beef muscle tissue.
Beef Organs
A mix of beef organ meats, without the individual organs being specified.
Beef Plasma
The protein-rich liquid fraction of beef blood, spray dried.
Beef Spleen
The spleen of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-prey style recipes.
Beef Tripe
The stomach lining of cattle or other ruminants, cleaned and used as an organ meat.
Beet Pulp
The fibrous material left after sugar has been extracted from sugar beets.
Bell Pepper
Beta Carotene
Beta-Carotene
Betaine Anhydrous
BHA
Biotin
(Vitamin B7.)
Bison
The clean flesh of the bison, used fresh.
Bison Liver
Is a rich source of concentrated vitamins and minerals, particularly vitamin A and Iron. Used in moderation, liver…
Bison Meal
Bison that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal.
Black Currants
The small dark berry of the blackcurrant shrub.
Black Malted Barley
Barley that has been germinated, kilned dark, and used for color and flavor.
Black Pepper
The dried berry of the pepper vine, ground.
Blackberries
The fruit of the blackberry bramble.
Blood Meal Conventionally Dried
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Blueberries
The berry of the blueberry bush, used fresh or dried.
Blueberry Dried
Blueberries with the moisture removed.
Blueberry Fiber
The fibrous fraction separated from blueberries.
Blueberry Pomace
The skins and solids left after blueberries are pressed for juice.
Blueberry Powder
Dried and powdered blueberry.
Bok Choy
A leafy Chinese cabbage.
Bone Broth
Broth produced by simmering bones, without the animal being specified.
Bone Meal
Ground animal bone, used as a mineral source.
Boneless Beef
The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.
Boneless Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is…
Boneless Duck
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Boneless Flounder
A lean white flatfish used as a fish protein source.
Boneless Herring
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, 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.
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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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