Identifying Dog Food Preservatives
March 23, 2011 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Health, Tips
The past several weeks, canine nutrition expert Tracie Hotchner has been discussing meat meal, quality animal proteins, grains, vegetables, protein, and more in your dog’s food. This week, Tracie examines the preservatives used in dog food:
Natural preservatives are the healthiest way to keep dry food fresh. Vitamin E is a natural preservative referred to as “mixed tocopherols” when used as a preservative; some foods will also use vitamin C, usually as ascorbic acid or ascorbyl palmitate or from extracts of herbs like clove, sage or rosemary.
This Canine Nutrition Tip is from Tracie Hotchner, author of The Dog Bible and award-winning host of Dog Talk® on NPR station WLIU. Canine Nutrition Tips are sponsored by Proportions, the whole food custom nutrition program for your dog. Visit www.Proportions.com to get a custom 2-meal trial for your dog, or to learn more about canine nutrition from the full Canine Nutrition University classes written by Tracie.
Author photo courtesy www.traciehotchner.com; photo © Ling Li
About Paris Permenter and John Bigley
DogTipper publishers Paris Permenter and John Bigley are a husband-wife team of full-time writers. The couple has authored over two dozen books and 2,500+ magazine articles.
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