Identifying Dog Food Additives to Avoid
April 3, 2011 by Paris Permenter and John Bigley
Filed under Health, Tips
Do you know the warning signs on a bag of dog food? Words that you should be on the lookout for? Canine nutrition expert Tracie Hotchner says,
Some of the words you will encounter on a bag of dog food indicate ingredients that are not nutritious or healthy: they are an outright warning signal that you should avoid a food that contains them (like sugar or artificial color). There are other words which may be deceptive and give the impression of being something that they are not (like “fiber sources”) and are on this list to show the ways you can be deceived by labels.
In the next several weeks, we’ll be going over Tracie’s list of these words to watch for…words that indicate a particular dog food is not your best choice. Today we look at watch words that describe additives:
Additives used to preserve freshness can be chemicals proven toxic in lab tests and pose serious health threats to dogs. Some of the words to be on the lookout for are: BHA or BHT, TBHQ (a fat and oil preservative), propyl gallate, phosphoric acid, glyceryl monostearate, and propylene glycol and ethoxyquin. Healthy preservatives would be variations of tocopherols (vitamin E) or ascorbate (vitamin C).
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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