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.
Deboned Venison
The clean flesh of deer, used fresh.
Deboned Whitefish
The flesh of any of several lean white ocean fish, used fresh.
Deboned Wild Boar
Meat from wild boar, used as an uncommon red meat protein.
Defluorinated Phosphate
A phosphate mineral source with the fluoride removed.
Dehulled Barley
Barley with only the indigestible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal
Dehydrated Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus subtilis, including the culture medium.
Dehydrated Beef
Beef with the moisture removed by dehydration.
Dehydrated Bifidobacterium Pseudolongum Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bifidobacterium pseudolongum, including the culture medium.
Dehydrated Bifidobacterium Thermophilum Fermentation Product
Dehydrated Broccoli
Broccoli with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Cabbage
Cabbage with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated cage-free USDA Turkey
Turkey from cage-free birds, inspected to USDA standards and dehydrated.
Dehydrated Carrots
Carrots with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Celery
Celery with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Chicken
Chicken with its moisture removed by drying, leaving a concentrated poultry ingredient.
Dehydrated Cod
Cod with its moisture removed.
Dehydrated Duck
Duck with the moisture removed by dehydration.
Dehydrated Egg Product
Dehydrated Eggs
Whole eggs with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product
The dehydrated product of fermenting with Enterococcus faecium, including the culture medium.
Dehydrated Fish
Dehydrated Free-Range Chicken
Chicken from free-range birds, dehydrated.
Dehydrated Garlic
Garlic with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Green Bell Peppers
Green bell peppers with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Kale
Kale leaf with its moisture removed and usually ground.
Dehydrated Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product
The dehydrated product of fermenting with Lactobacillus acidophilus, including the culture medium.
Dehydrated Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product
The dehydrated product of fermenting with Lactobacillus casei, including the culture medium.
Dehydrated Lamb Meat
Lamb meat with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Parsley
Dried parsley leaf.
Dehydrated Parsnips
Parsnip root with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Dehydrated Pork Meat
Pork meat with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Potatoes
Potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dehydrated Pumpkin
Pumpkin flesh with its moisture removed and usually ground.
Dehydrated Red Bell Peppers
Red bell peppers with the moisture removed.
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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