An analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database explored the prevalence of pumpkin in pet foods. Pumpkin appears in nearly 20 percent of dry dog food recipes. For dry cat food, slightly more that 15 percent of recipes feature pumpkin.
Pumpkin serves as a source of soluble fiber, according to the analysis. Pumpkin is also a popular ingredient with those who formulate their own food for their pets.
Pumpkin in wet and dry pet food
To learn more about how wet and dry dog and cat foods use pumpkin, read “Pumpkins source of fiber in dog and cat food” on the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.
The Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center provides pet food industry professionals with a database of nutritional information and full ingredient lists for pet foods currently available in the US market. Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center users can learn what competitors in the pet food industry are using in their products, along with how they are marketing those formulations.
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