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.
Sodium Nitrite
A curing salt used to preserve meat and fix its color.
Sodium Phosphate
A sodium and phosphorus compound used as a mineral source and buffer.
Sodium Phosphate Monobasic
A sodium phosphate salt used as a mineral source and buffer.
Sodium Propionate
A salt of propionic acid used to inhibit mould.
Sodium Propionate and Mixed Tocopherols
A preservative system pairing sodium propionate with natural vitamin E.
Sodium Selenite
An inorganic selenium salt used as a trace mineral supplement.
Sodium Silico Aluminate
An anti-caking agent that keeps powdered ingredients free flowing.
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
A phosphate salt used to retain moisture and control texture.
Sole
The flesh of sole, a lean white flatfish.
Sorbic Acid
An organic acid used to inhibit mould and yeast.
Sorghum
Organically grown sorghum grain.
Soy Flakes
Soybeans steamed and rolled flat.
Soy Flour
Flour milled from soybeans, used as a plant protein and binder.
Soy Grits
Coarsely ground soybeans.
Soy Isolate
The protein fraction of the soybean, isolated from carbohydrate and fiber.
Soy Oil
Soy Protein Concentrate
The protein fraction of the soybean, concentrated by removing carbohydrate.
Soy Protein Isolate
The protein fraction of the soybean, isolated from the carbohydrate and fiber.
Soy Protein Isolate Hydrolysate
Isolated soy protein broken down into smaller fragments by enzyme treatment.
Soybean Germ Meal
The germ fraction of the soybean, separated during processing.
Soybean Hulls
The fibrous outer coating of the soybean.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Soybean Mill Run
The residual material from soybean processing, including hulls, fine particles and mill sweepings.
Soybean Oil
Oil pressed from soybeans.
Spearmint
A variety of mint with a milder flavor than peppermint.
Spearmint Extract
Spelt
Spinach
The leaf of the spinach plant.
Spinach Flakes
Dried flakes of spinach leaf.
Split Peas
Peas that have been dried and split along their natural seam.
Spray Dried Beef Liver
Beef liver rapidly dried into a powder, which preserves more nutrients than slower drying.
Spray Dried Chicken Liver
Chicken liver rapidly dried into a powder, which preserves more of its nutrients than slower drying.
Spray Dried Cod Liver Oil
Cod liver oil rapidly spray dried into a powder.
Spray Dried Porcine Plasma
Pig blood plasma rapidly spray dried into a powder.
Spray-dried Beef Plasma
Spring Water
Water drawn from a natural spring.
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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