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Resources
Choosing pet food - The Good, The Bad & The Ugly.
As the first of our series of pet food educational resources, the following table can be used as a 'clip-and-carry' watch list to help you negotiate the shelves of your pet food store! Try to choose foods with ingredients that only appear in the 'Good' Column. Disgard products with lots of ingredients tagged 'Bad' and 'Ugly'. If you'd like a complimentary nutritional consultation without obligation, please contact us. |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Named Meats |
Meat Meal (un-named species) |
Meat & Bone Meal (unspecified) |
| Beef |
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Meat By Products |
| Chicken, Turkey |
Poultry Meal (un-named species) |
Poultry By Products |
| Venison, Duck |
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Poultry Digest |
| Salmon |
Fish Meal (un-named species) |
Fish Protein Digest |
| Lamb |
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Animal Digest (Intestinal Contents) |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Safflower Oil |
Soybean Oil |
Rendered Animal Fats |
| Flaxseed Oil |
Corn Oil |
Poultry Fat |
| Olive Oil |
Cottonseed Oil |
Vegetable Oil (unspecified type) |
| Salmon Oil |
Fish Oil (unspecified type) |
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| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Eggs |
(Dried) Egg Product |
Poultry Hatchery By-Product |
| Yogurt, Keffir. |
Buttermilk (Residue from churning cream) |
Soy Protein Isolate |
| Cottage Cheese |
Cheese product |
Blood Meal, Plasma Protein |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Leafy Greens, Sweet Potatoes, Carrots, Broccoli, Zucchini, Celery, Green Beans. |
Peas |
Tomato Pomace (A By-Product of ketchup production) |
| Potatoes, Yams |
Onion |
Potato Product, Potato Starch |
| Apples, Melon, Banana, Papaya, Mango. |
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Apple Pommace |
| Cranberries, Blueberries, |
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Peanut Meal, Peanut Hulls, Sorghum |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Rosemary |
Citric Acid, Mixed Tocopherols |
BHA, BHT, Ethoxyquin, TBHQ |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| No Grain |
Gluten |
Husks, Hulls, Middlings |
| Organic Grains |
Wheat |
Gluten |
| Whole Grains |
Corn |
Apple Pommace |
| Non-gluten Grains – Quinoa, Amaranth, Millet |
Soy, Soybean Meal |
Peanut Meal, Peanut Hulls, Sorghum |
| Teff, Spelt, Oats, Barley, Rye, |
Rice, Beet Pulp |
Rice Gluten, Brewer’s Rice. |
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Brewer’s Dried Yeast |
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| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Amino Acid Chelates |
Medadione Sodium Bisulphate |
Iron / Ferrous Oxide (=Rust) |
| Fewer = better |
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Many = food based ingredients are nutritionally deficient. |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Herbs & Botanicals |
Ingredient Splitting (one ingredient listed more than once) |
Colors (esp. Caramel Color, Titanium Dioxide) |
| Enzymes |
Salt, Sea Salt |
Corn Syrup |
| Apple Cider Vinegar |
Sugar |
Glycerin |
| Good |
Bad |
Ugly |
| Raw, Fresh, Frozen, Freeze Dried, Dehydrated |
Baked |
Canned & Extruded |
| Organic, Hormone Free, GMO Free |
GMO |
Genetically Modified |
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