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.
USDA Turkey
Turkey inspected to USDA standards.
Vegetable Broth
The liquid produced by simmering vegetables.
Vegetable Flavoring
A flavoring derived from plant sources.
Vegetable Glycerin
Vegetable Gum
A plant-derived thickener, without the plant being specified.
Vegetable Juice
Vegetable Juice For Color
Vegetable Oil
Oil from an unspecified plant source, used as an energy and fatty acid source.
Venison
The clean flesh of deer, used fresh.
Venison Broth
The liquid produced by simmering venison.
Venison by-Products
The parts of the deer left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and trimmings.
Venison Heart
The heart muscle of the deer, a muscle meat rather than an organ.
Venison Liver
The liver of the deer, an organ meat used in novel-protein recipes.
Venison Lung
The lung of the deer, an organ meat used in novel-protein recipes.
Venison Meal
Venison that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal.
Venison Spleen
The spleen of the deer, an organ meat.
Vitamin A
A fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision, immunity and skin.
Vitamin A Acetate
A stable added form of vitamin A.
Vitamin A Palmitate
A stable added form of vitamin A.
Vitamin A Supplement
A fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision, immunity and skin.
Vitamin B-12 Supplement
A B vitamin built around a cobalt atom, found naturally only in animal tissue.
Vitamin B1
Vitamin B1, also called thiamine.
Vitamin B12
A B vitamin built around a cobalt atom, found naturally only in animal tissue.
Vitamin B12 Supplement
A B vitamin built around a cobalt atom, found naturally only in animal tissue.
Vitamin B2
Vitamin B2, also called riboflavin.
Vitamin B23
A label variant that does not correspond to any recognized vitamin. Most likely a typographical run-together of vitamins…
Vitamin B3
Vitamin B3, also called niacin, added to meet nutritional requirements.
Vitamin B5
Vitamin B5, also called pantothenic acid.
Vitamin B6
Vitamin B6, also called pyridoxine.
Vitamin C
An antioxidant vitamin that dogs can make for themselves, added as a supplement.
Vitamin D
A fat-soluble vitamin that dogs must get from food, since they cannot make useful amounts in their skin.
Vitamin D Supplement
A fat-soluble vitamin that dogs must get from food, since they cannot make useful amounts in their skin.
Vitamin D2
Vitamin D2, the plant-derived form of vitamin D.
Vitamin D3
The animal-derived form of vitamin D, the form dogs use most efficiently.
Vitamin D3 Supplement
The animal-derived form of vitamin D, the form dogs use most efficiently.
Vitamin E
An essential fat-soluble vitamin, added to meet nutritional requirements and to protect fats from going 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.
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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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