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.
Dried Apples
Apples with their moisture removed.
Dried Apricot
Apricots with the moisture removed and the stone taken out.
Dried Artichoke
Artichoke with the moisture removed.
Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Aspergillus niger fermentation.
Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Aspergillus niger, including the culture medium.
Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Aspergillus oryzae, including the culture medium.
Dried Aspergillus Orzyae Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Aspergillus oryzae fermentation, spelled here as it appears on the label.
Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus coagulans, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Licheniformis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus licheniformis, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Extract
A dried enzyme extract from Bacillus subtilis fermentation.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bacillus subtilis, including the culture medium.
Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation Solubles
The soluble fraction of Bacillus subtilis fermentation, dried.
Dried Banana
Banana with the moisture removed.
Dried Barley Grass Powder
Young barley leaf dried and ground to a powder.
Dried Beet
Beet with the moisture removed.
Dried Beet Pulp
The fibrous material left after sugar is extracted from sugar beets, then dried.
Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bifidobacterium bifidum, including the culture medium.
Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Bifidobacterium longum, including the culture medium.
Dried Brewers Yeast
Yeast grown for brewing, then dried and used as a nutritional ingredient.
Dried Brewers Yeast Extract
The soluble portion of brewer's yeast, dried and concentrated.
Dried Broccoli
Broccoli with the moisture removed.
Dried Capsicum
Dried fruit of the capsicum pepper.
Dried Carrots
Carrots with the moisture removed.
Dried Celery
Celery with the moisture removed.
Dried Chicken
Chicken with its moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry poultry ingredient.
Dried Chicken Cartilage
Chicken cartilage with the moisture removed.
Dried Chickpeas
Chickpeas with their moisture removed, the usual form used in dry recipes.
Dried Chicory Pulp
The fibrous material left after inulin is extracted from chicory root, then dried.
Dried Chicory Root
The dried root of the chicory plant, a natural source of inulin.
Dried Cranberry
Cranberries with the moisture removed.
Dried Egg
Whole eggs with the moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry egg ingredient.
Dried Egg Powder
Whole egg dried and milled to a powder.
Dried Egg Product
Egg content dried and processed into a concentrated, stable ingredient.
Dried Egg Whites
The white of the egg, dried.
Dried Eggs
Whole eggs with the moisture removed, leaving a concentrated dry egg ingredient.
Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Enterococcus faecium, including the culture medium.