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Some owners may only look at the formula when choosing dog food, but the processing technology of dog food is also an important factor affecting the quality of dog food, so there are many things that owners need to know if they want to choose the dog food that is satisfactory! Today, let's take a look at the impact of processing technology on dog food.
< strong > first, RENDER, don't!
RENDER is a process for processing meat powder and oil. There are two undesirable problems in the products produced by this process. First, the processing temperature is close to 150 degrees Celsius, and basically the enzymes and vitamins are nearly 100% lost, which leads to the denaturation of protein and fat. Second, the source and quality of meat raw materials have been questioned.
API (American Society for the Protection of Animals) has been questioning this rendering process for many years, thinking that the meat used in this RENDER low-cost finished product can't be really fresh, and the meat that can be served on people's table.
How to judge whether to RENDER or not?
In principle, the choice is very simple. The more fresh meat, the higher the ranking, which means that the protein of RENDER is less; The more vegetable oil in the forefront of oil composition, the less oil in RENDER. We can't avoid what is RENDERed, so we can only try to choose dry food with low render.
< strong > Second, preservatives, pigments and other additives, you know!
First of all, top-grade grain is insulated from ETH, BHA, BHT and other preservatives. Note: If there is fish meal or fish oil in the ingredient list, then the dog food must contain preservatives. Raw material manufacturers in North America have added them according to the regulations, which has nothing to do with dog food manufacturers, so they will not specifically indicate them in the ingredient list. But in theory, it is safe to use fresh fish food of human consumption level.
Secondly, if the ingredient list contains Added color (Red 40) (pigment) and menadione sodium disulfide complex (source of vitamin K activity) (VK3, the legendary vitamin K3, a cheap and harmful artificial food additive), then this kind of dog food can't meet the standard of top dog food.
Third, beware of sweeteners. Dogs, like humans, like sweets. Sweeteners can effectively induce dogs to eat foods with little protein in healthy animals and mainly grains.
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The effective date is at least 6 months. 10-11 months is ideal, which means that the food was produced recently. Note: The validity period of foods using synthetic preservatives (BHA, BHT, growth-promoting lin) may be two years or more.
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