Farmina Vet Life Canine - dental treat Derma Management with Sweet Potato and Fish for mini dog

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FarminaVet Life Canine - dental treat Derma Management with Sweet Potato and Fish for mini dog

Name: Vet Life Canine - dental treat Derma Management with Sweet Potato and Fish for mini dog
Brand: Farmina

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More than 54% of treat dog foods with known data

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Filler

More than 88% of treat dog foods with known data

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Allergy Risk

This food contains possible allergens for sensitive pets.

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Ingredients

Numbered in order of predominance by weight, heaviest first. Click any ingredient for details.

Vet Life Canine - dental treat Derma Management with Sweet Potato and Fish for mini dog ingredients, explained

The recipe is built on fish, listed fourth on the label. Common dog food allergens on the label: fish. Omega-3 comes from herring oil, the form dogs use directly.

What this food is made of

Sweet potato

A root vegetable used as a carbohydrate source, especially in grain-free foods. It supplies energy, fiber and beta carotene and is well digested by dogs. There is no good evidence it beats rice or oats nutritionally, though it is a reasonable choice for pets that do poorly on grains. Like any starch, a food that lists it high is a starch-heavy food.

Herring

A small oily fish used as a protein and as a natural source of omega-3 fats. Being low on the food chain, herring carries less mercury than tuna. Herring meal is the concentrated, dried form and contributes far more protein per gram than whole herring, which is mostly water. It is a named fish, which helps owners tracking an allergy. Herring oil is listed separately as a fat.

Unnamed fish

Fish with no species stated. The maker may use whatever is available, so the fish can change between batches. Nutritionally it is a fine protein and often a source of omega-3 fats. The gap is for pets with a known fish allergy, or whose owners are trying to track which protein causes a reaction, because an unnamed ingredient makes that very hard. Named fish such as salmon or whitefish give you that information.

Fish oil

Oil pressed from whole fish, usually menhaden, herring or sardine, added as the source of the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA. Those fats support skin, coat, joints and brain development, and a food that names fish oil is delivering them in the form pets use directly. It goes rancid quickly, so look for a preservative named alongside it, usually mixed tocopherols. The species is rarely stated, which matters only if your pet reacts to fish.

Vitamins, minerals and additives (6)

The nutrient pack nearly every complete food carries. Expand to read what each one does.

Guar gum

A thickener from the guar bean, used to give wet food its texture and hold gravy together. It is a soluble fiber, and in large amounts it can soften stool. Not an allergen of note. Its presence tells you about texture, not nutrition.

Cellulose

Purified plant fiber, usually from wood pulp, added as an insoluble fiber. It bulks stool, dilutes calories in weight-control foods and helps move hair through a cat's gut, which is why it is common in hairball formulas. It passes through undigested and supplies fiber only. The wood origin sounds alarming, but the product is the same purified cellulose used in human foods.

Potassium chloride

A potassium source and an electrolyte. Potassium keeps muscles and nerves working, including the heart, and cats lose more of it than dogs do. It also stands in for part of the salt in foods that are formulated lower in sodium. A routine additive with no allergy or safety concern at food levels.

Sodium tripolyphosphate

A phosphate salt used to keep wet food moist and hold its texture, and in some dry foods to reduce tartar by binding calcium in saliva. It is an approved additive in human and pet food. Because it adds phosphorus, it is one of the ingredients a vet may ask you to avoid in a cat or dog with kidney disease, where phosphorus intake matters. For healthy pets at label levels it is not a concern.

Salt

Sodium and chloride, both essential, plus a palatability boost. Pets need less than people, and the minimum is set in the nutrient profiles the food is formulated to. Salt high on the list of a treat is a flavor choice; salt near the end of a complete food is nutrition. Ask your vet before choosing a low-sodium food for heart or kidney disease rather than reading labels alone.

Vitamin E

A fat-soluble antioxidant that protects cells and the fats in the food itself. It is in nearly every complete food, both as a nutrient and, under the name mixed tocopherols, as the natural preservative that keeps fat from going rancid. Deficiency is rare in pets eating a complete diet. Nothing to worry about on a label, and a sign the maker is preserving with vitamin E rather than synthetic chemicals.