A Vet's View On Dog Food Ingredients
By Ken Alston | Submitted On November 02, 2012
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Expert Author Ken Alston
Commercial dog food brands are in a mad dash to get a dominant chunk of the market. In an attempt to entice and convince dog owners that their product is the best for pets, manufacturers are incorporating unconventional dog food ingredients in addition to the usual ingredients in pet food rations.
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It can be toxic when added in large quantities. Countries under the European Union have not approved Propylene Glycol as a food additive.
Binders
The binders that you can commonly see in dog food products include corn gluten and wheat gluten. These ingredients are recognized as potential allergens of dogs. In fact, these have been linked to a major percentage of food allergies in dogs. Gluten meals are inexpensive by-products with low nutritional value.
Carbohydrate Sources
Brewer's rice has been used by manufacturers as a low-quality and inexpensive substitute for whole grain rice. Other non-desirable carbohydrate feed sources which are often added to pet food rations include grain fermentation soluble, cereal food fines, oat meal, maltodextrins, soy flour, and potato peels and culls.
As you can see, these are mostly by-products of human food processing and consequently do not have desirable nutritional values.
Coloring Agents
Color additives are known carcinogens. Cases of allergy reactions that have been linked to food coloring have also been recorded in dogs. The most common coloring agents found in pet foods include Blue 2, Red 40, titanium dioxide, Yellow 5, and Yellow
By Ken Alston | Submitted On November 02, 2012
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Expert Author Ken Alston
Commercial dog food brands are in a mad dash to get a dominant chunk of the market. In an attempt to entice and convince dog owners that their product is the best for pets, manufacturers are incorporating unconventional dog food ingredients in addition to the usual ingredients in pet food rations.
Quality …show more content…
It can be toxic when added in large quantities. Countries under the European Union have not approved Propylene Glycol as a food additive.
Binders
The binders that you can commonly see in dog food products include corn gluten and wheat gluten. These ingredients are recognized as potential allergens of dogs. In fact, these have been linked to a major percentage of food allergies in dogs. Gluten meals are inexpensive by-products with low nutritional value.
Carbohydrate Sources
Brewer's rice has been used by manufacturers as a low-quality and inexpensive substitute for whole grain rice. Other non-desirable carbohydrate feed sources which are often added to pet food rations include grain fermentation soluble, cereal food fines, oat meal, maltodextrins, soy flour, and potato peels and culls.
As you can see, these are mostly by-products of human food processing and consequently do not have desirable nutritional values.
Coloring Agents
Color additives are known carcinogens. Cases of allergy reactions that have been linked to food coloring have also been recorded in dogs. The most common coloring agents found in pet foods include Blue 2, Red 40, titanium dioxide, Yellow 5, and Yellow