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.
Organic Dried Tomatoes
Tomatoes with the moisture removed.
Organic Fair-Trade Quinoa
Quinoa grown organically and traded under fair-trade certification.
Organic Flaxseed
The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.
Organic Flaxseed Meal
Flax seed ground into a meal, usually after some oil is pressed out.
Organic Garlic
The bulb of the garlic plant, used in very small quantities.
Organic Grain Sorghum
The grain of the sorghum plant, a gluten-free cereal also known as milo.
Organic Ground Alfalfa Sun-Cured
Sun-cured alfalfa, ground, and organically grown.
Organic Ground Barley
The grain of the barley plant, one of the older cultivated cereals.
Organic Ground Brown Rice
Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.
Organic Ground Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Organic Ground Sunflower Seed
Organically grown sunflower seed, ground.
Organic Guar Gum
A thickener extracted from the seed of the guar bean.
Organic Kelp
Dried seaweed, used as a natural mineral source.
Organic Liver
Liver used without the animal being named.
Organic Millet
The small round seed of the millet plant, a gluten-free cereal.
Organic Oatmeal
Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.
Organic Oats
The grain of the oat plant.
Organic Olive Oil
Oil pressed from olives, used as a fat and flavor source.
Organic Parsley
The leaf of the parsley plant, used in small quantities.
Organic Pea Flour
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Organic Pea Protein
The protein fraction separated out from peas after the starch and fiber have been removed.
Organic Pea Starch
The starch fraction separated out from peas after the protein and fiber are removed.
Organic Pear
Organically grown pear.
Organic Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Organic Potatoes
The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.
Organic Poultry Liver
The liver of poultry, without the bird being named.
Organic Pumpkin
The flesh of the pumpkin squash, used cooked or dried in dog food.
Organic Quinoa
The seed of the quinoa plant, a gluten-free pseudocereal.
Organic Quinoa Seed
The seed of the quinoa plant, a gluten-free pseudocereal.
Organic Quinoa Seed Meal
The meal left after oil is pressed from organic quinoa seed.
Organic Rice
The grain of the rice plant, used without the form being specified further.
Organic Rosemary
The leaf of the rosemary shrub, used as a natural antioxidant and preservative.
Organic Rye
The grain of the rye plant, a cereal related to wheat and barley.
Organic Sage
The leaf of the sage plant, used in small quantities.
Organic Sorghum
Organically grown sorghum grain.
Organic Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.