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.
Soy Isolate
The protein fraction of the soybean, isolated from carbohydrate and fiber.
Soy Protein Concentrate
The protein fraction of the soybean, concentrated by removing carbohydrate.
Soy Protein Isolate
The protein fraction of the soybean, isolated from the carbohydrate and fiber.
Soy Protein Isolate Hydrolysate
Isolated soy protein broken down into smaller fragments by enzyme treatment.
Soybean Germ Meal
The germ fraction of the soybean, separated during processing.
Soybean Hulls
The fibrous outer coating of the soybean.
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Soybean Mill Run
The residual material from soybean processing, including hulls, fine particles and mill sweepings.
Soybean Oil
Oil pressed from soybeans.
Spearmint
A variety of mint with a milder flavor than peppermint.
Spinach
The leaf of the spinach plant.
Spinach Flakes
Dried flakes of spinach leaf.
Split Peas
Peas that have been dried and split along their natural seam.
Spray Dried Beef Liver
Beef liver rapidly dried into a powder, which preserves more nutrients than slower drying.
Spray Dried Chicken Liver
Chicken liver rapidly dried into a powder, which preserves more of its nutrients than slower drying.
Spray Dried Cod Liver Oil
Cod liver oil rapidly spray dried into a powder.
Spray Dried Porcine Plasma
Pig blood plasma rapidly spray dried into a powder.
Spring Water
Water drawn from a natural spring.
Squash
The flesh of squash, used cooked or dried.
Squid
The whole squid, used as a marine protein.
Starch
The general term for the carbohydrate stored by plants, without the source being named.
Steamed Bone Meal
Animal bone steamed under pressure, then ground.
Steel-Cut Oats
Oat groats chopped into pieces rather than rolled.
Sucrose
Refined table sugar.
Sugar
Refined sucrose, added for sweetness and browning.
Sulfur
The elemental mineral, used in very small amounts.
Summer Savory
The leaf of the summer savory herb.
Sun Dried Alfalfa
Alfalfa dried in the sun rather than by heat.
Sun-Cured Alfalfa
Alfalfa cured in the sun rather than by artificial heat.
Sun-Cured Alfalfa Meal
Sun-cured alfalfa ground into a meal.
Suncured Alfalfa Meal
Sun-cured alfalfa ground into a meal.
Sunflower Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from sunflower seed.
Sunflower Oil
Oil pressed from sunflower seeds.
Sunflower Seed Oil
Oil pressed from sunflower seed.
Sweet Fennel
A sweet variety of the fennel plant.
Sweet Peas
Young green peas harvested while still sweet.