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.
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 Eggs
Whole eggs with the moisture removed.
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 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.
Dehydrated Salmon
Salmon with its moisture removed.
Dehydrated Spinach
Spinach leaf with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dehydrated Tomatoes
Tomatoes with the moisture removed.
Dehydrated Turkey
Turkey with its moisture removed.
Dehydrated White Fish
White fish with the moisture removed by dehydration.
Dicalcium Phosphate
A calcium and phosphorus compound added as a mineral supplement.
Dill
The leaf and seed of the dill plant.
DL-Alpha Tocopherol
A synthetic form of vitamin E used both as a nutrient and to keep fats stable.
DL-Alpha Tocopheryl Acetate
A stabilized synthetic form of vitamin E.
DL-Methionine
A synthetic form of the essential amino acid methionine, supplying both mirror-image forms.
Docosahexaenoic Acid-DHA
The long chain omega 3 fatty acid found mainly in oily fish and algae.
Dried Alfalfa
Alfalfa with the moisture removed.
Dried Algae
Algae harvested and dried for use as an ingredient.
Dried Apple Pomace
The skins and solids left after apples are pressed for juice, then dried.