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.
Natural Chicken Flavor
A flavoring derived from chicken, applied to improve taste.
Natural Chicken Liver Flavor
A flavoring derived from chicken liver, applied to improve taste.
Natural Color
Coloring from a natural source, without the source being specified.
Natural Dried Chicken Liver
Chicken liver dried without synthetic additives.
Natural Duck Flavor
A flavoring derived from duck, applied to improve taste.
Natural Extractives of Black Pepper
The concentrated aromatic compounds of black pepper.
Natural Extractives of Rosemary
The concentrated aromatic compounds of rosemary.
Natural Extractives of Sage
The concentrated aromatic compounds of sage.
Natural Filet Mignon Flavor
A flavoring intended to taste of filet mignon.
Natural Fish Flavors
Flavorings derived from fish.
Natural Flavor
A flavoring derived from an animal or plant source, added to improve taste.
Natural Grilled Chicken Flavor
A flavoring intended to taste of grilled chicken.
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
A flavoring made by condensing hickory wood smoke.
Natural Lamb Flavor
A flavoring derived from lamb, applied to improve taste.
Natural Mixed Tocopherols
A blend of the naturally occurring forms of vitamin E, used to keep fats from turning rancid.
Natural Pork Flavor
A flavoring derived from pork, applied to improve taste.
Natural Salmon Flavor
A flavoring derived from salmon, applied to improve taste.
Natural Sirloin Steak Flavor
A flavoring intended to taste of sirloin steak.
Natural Smoke Flavor
A flavoring that gives food a smoked taste, made by condensing wood smoke.
Natural Turkey and Chicken Flavor
A flavoring derived from turkey and chicken, applied to improve taste.
Natural Turkey Flavor
A flavoring derived from turkey, applied to improve taste.
Natural Venison Flavor
A flavoring derived from venison.
Natural Well Water
Water drawn from a well.
New York Strip Flavor
A flavoring intended to taste of New York strip steak.
New Zealand Green Lipped-Mussel Extract
A concentrated extract of the New Zealand green lipped mussel.
New Zealand Green-Lipped Mussel
A shellfish native to New Zealand waters, usually dried and powdered.
Niacin
Vitamin B3, added to meet nutritional requirements.
Nicotinic Acid
Another name for vitamin B3, niacin.
Oat Bran
The bran layer removed from the oat kernel.
Oat Fiber
The fibrous outer layer of the oat kernel.
Oat Flour
Flour milled from oats.
Oat Groats
The whole oat kernel with only the inedible outer hull removed, leaving the bran and germ intact.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Ocean Fish
The flesh of unspecified ocean fish.