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INGREDIENT WIKI

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.

Whole Clove Garlic
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Whole Clove Garlic

Whole unbroken cloves of garlic.

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Whole Cracked Pearled Barley

Cracked pearled barley kept whole rather than further milled.

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Whole Cracked Pearled Buffalo

A label combining cracked pearled grain with buffalo, most likely a data entry error on a compound ingredient.

Whole Cranberries
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Whole Cranberries

The whole fruit of the cranberry, included fresh or dried.

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Dressed Chicken

A whole chicken with feathers, head and entrails removed.

Whole Dried Egg
NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Dried Egg

Whole eggs with the moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry egg ingredient.

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Whole Dried Potato

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Dry Eggs

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Egg Powder

Whole egg dried and milled to a powder.

Whole Egg Product
NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Egg Product

Egg content processed into a stable dry or liquid ingredient, minus the shell.

Whole Eggs
NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Eggs

Whole hen eggs, used fresh or as a processed egg ingredient.

Whole Flaxseed
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Whole Flaxseed

The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.

Whole Grain Barley
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Whole Grain Barley

Barley with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than polished away.

Whole Grain Brown Rice
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Whole Grain Brown Rice

Brown rice kept whole, with the bran and germ intact rather than milled away as they are in…

Whole Grain Corn
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Whole Grain Corn

Corn kernels ground with the bran, germ and endosperm still intact, rather than the degermed endosperm used in…

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Whole Grain Ground Corn

Whole corn kernels ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ left intact.

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Whole Grain Hulless Barley

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Whole Grain Millet

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Whole Grain Oatmeal

Whole Grain Oats
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Whole Grain Oats

Oats with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.

Whole Grain Rye
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Whole Grain Rye

Rye with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.

Whole Grain Sorghum
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Whole Grain Sorghum

Sorghum grain with its bran and germ intact, a gluten-free cereal also known as milo.

Whole Grain Wheat
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Whole Grain Wheat

Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.

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Whole Green Lentils

Lentils of the green variety, which keep their skins and hold their shape when cooked.

Whole Green Peas
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Whole Green Peas

The immature green seed of the pea plant, used fresh or dried.

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Whole Ground Barley

Whole grain barley ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ retained.

Whole Ground Flaxseed
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Whole Ground Flaxseed

The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.

Whole Ground Peas
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Whole Ground Peas

The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.

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Whole Ground Rye

Whole grain rye ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ retained.

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Ground Salmon

Whole salmon ground entire, including the frame, rather than fillet alone.

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Whole Hake

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Herring

Whole herring, used entire rather than as fillet alone.

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Herring Meal

A meal rendered from whole herring rather than trimmings.

NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Whole Mackerel

Whole mackerel, used entire rather than as fillet alone.

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Whole Millet

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Whole Oat Groats

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