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Ingredient Usage Analysis

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Learn more about popular wet and dry pet food ingredients, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, proteins, additives and extracts found in U.S. cat and dog food ingredient decks.

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Website rates dog foods based on nutrients, ingredients

Woof Whiskers has reviewed 119 dog food brands.

May 18, 2018

Tim Wall

Woof Whiskers uses calculations to compare and rank dog foods.

Beta-glucans’ effects on insulin-resistant obese dogs

Research shows beta-glucans may have a place in dog food diets formulated for weight loss.

February 28, 2018

Thiago Henrique Vendramini, Chayanne Ferreira, Andressa Rodrigues do Amaral, Marcio Antonio Brunetto

Research shows beta-glucans may have a place in dog food diets formulated for weight loss.

4 pet food ingredients domesticated in ancient China

Many dog and cat foods in the growing Chinese market contain ingredients that ancient farmers domesticated in what is now China.

February 26, 2018

Tim Wall

Regardless of whether pet food consumers know their anthropological backstories, these ingredients can form parts of nutritious dog and cat foods.

Pet food calorie counts compared to weight-control claims

Weight-control labeling appeared on higher-calorie pet foods as well.

February 19, 2018

An analysis of Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database explored how calories related to weight-control labeling on pet foods.

Fish meal: Supply, preservation biggest challenges for dog and cat diets

Fish meal remains a high-quality source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, but supply and preservation challenges may force pet food to be more pragmatic in their choices.

February 9, 2018

Greg Aldrich, PhD

Fish meal remains a high-quality source of protein and omega-3 fatty acids, but supply and preservation challenges may force pet food to be more pragmatic in their choices.

Soy uncommon in dog and cat foods

An analysis of Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database explored how soy is used in pet foods.

February 8, 2018

Tim Wall

Find out what types of dog and cat food use soy and in how many products include it.

Counting calories in cat and dog food

February 7, 2018

Bruce Plantz

Many consumers habitually monitor their caloric intake, and they count calories in the pet food they purchase for their furry friends. But what’s a normal range of calories in pet food? And does weight-control in the product name automatically mean it’s a low-calorie product?

Soy not a major ingredient in dog and cat food

January 30, 2018

Bruce Plantz

While some legumes such as peas play a major role in pet food -- included in 54 percent of dry dog and 50 percent of dry cat food recipes -- soybeans play a much smaller role.

Organic ingredients listed on 8.6 percent of dry dog food

An analysis of Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database enumerated how many dog and cat foods list organic ingredients.

January 25, 2018

Ingredients specifically listed as organic appeared in 8.6 percent of the approximately 7,000 dry dog food recipes listed in Petfood Industry’s Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database.

Organic a specialty in dog and cat food ingredient lists

January 24, 2018

Bruce Plantz

While even mid-range grocery stores are adding organic produce sections, the organic trend is still a small part of the dog and cat food market.

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Website rates dog foods based on nutrients, ingredients

Beta-glucans’ effects on insulin-resistant obese dogs

4 pet food ingredients domesticated in ancient China

Pet food calorie counts compared to weight-control claims

Fish meal: Supply, preservation biggest challenges for dog and cat diets

Soy uncommon in dog and cat foods

Counting calories in cat and dog food

Soy not a major ingredient in dog and cat food

Organic ingredients listed on 8.6 percent of dry dog food

Organic a specialty in dog and cat food ingredient lists

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