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.
Yucca Schidigera
A desert plant whose extract is rich in saponins.
Yucca Schidigera Extract
A concentrated extract of the yucca plant.
Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
Zinc bound to amino acids to improve absorption.
Zinc Amino Acid Complex
Zinc complexed with amino acids as a trace mineral supplement.
Zinc Chelate
Zinc bound to an organic carrier to improve absorption.
Zinc Methionine Complex
Zinc Oxide
An inorganic zinc compound used as a trace mineral supplement.
Zinc Polysaccharide Complex
Zinc bound to a polysaccharide carrier.
Zinc Proteinate
Zinc bound to protein to improve absorption.
Zinc Sulfate
An inorganic zinc salt used as a trace mineral supplement.
Zinc Sulfate Heptahydrate
A hydrated form of zinc sulfate used as a trace mineral supplement.
Zinc Sulphate
An inorganic zinc salt used as a trace mineral supplement.
Zucchini
A summer squash, used fresh or cooked.
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.
Think You
Know?
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.
Keys: 1 Safe 2 Moderation 3 Never Enter Next
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Now, is your dog's food any good?
Look it up: estimated starch, calories per cup and every ingredient, for 2,670 foods.