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| We all want
the best
for our pets, so dog food ingredients would be
near the top of the list. But what is actually in commercially prepared
dog food? The recent pet food recall added to our concerns. |
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fact, the dog food industry spends millions of dollars every year in an
effort to convince the public that their dog foods are healthy. There
is a huge commerial dog food lobby that fights against having to
accurately disclose where their dog food ingredients come from. This
doesn't make any sense, because if their dog food is really healthy,
then they should want to clearly tell the public where they got the
components for the food! |
How To Compare Dog Food - The Meat
All dog commercial dog food could be divided into two categories: those that use meat by-products and those that use meat.
What Are Meat By-Products?
Sadly, meat by-products are usually everything that has been deemed unfit for human consumption. This stuff should really be thrown out. Instead, it is used to produce pet food and it is believed to be a major cause behind chronic disease in animals. Meat by-products can even include diseased meat, ground up bones and even dog and cat parts. When comparing dog food, the first step is to weed out any brand that uses meat by-products. Stick with the brands that use real meat, the meat that humans can eat.
Grains
To properly compare dog food you need to next examine the grain content of the product. In order to reduce costs, many commercial dog food companies load up their foods with corn meal and other grain. These ingredients are cheap fillers. Unfortunately, they are not good for your dog. In fact, high grain diets are believed to be partly responsible for chronic disease in both humans and pets. More importantly, they don't contain the nutrients your dog needs.
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Look for dog foods that contain only whole grain. Furthermore, grain should not be the first ingredient on the bag. Real chicken or beef should be the first ingredient. How To Compare Dog Food -Organic Or Not? There are some legal loop holes that allow commercial dog food companies to put the 'organic' |
label on their product. I'm suspicious when I see the organic label. Look for real meat as the first ingredient and whole grain.
Vitamins and Minerals
Any processed food is going to be deficient of appropriate levels of nutrients. Processing food strips out vitamins and minerals. It's just the way it is. To accurately compare dog food, the final thing you should consider is vitamin and mineral fortification. Without this, your dog will not be getting sufficient nutrients.
Homemade Or Commercial?
As mentioned above, comparing dog food is a mixed bag. In our opinion, comparing commercial dog food is simply comparing various second rate food items. None of them are going to compare with home cooked meals using fresh and natural ingredients.
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