What is Kibble? Kibble is another name for dry dog food and cat food. It is made of ground up ingredients, including meat, grains, legumes, vegetables, and fruits. These ingredients are mixed, shaped into pellets, and then cooked in a process called extrusion.
What is the difference between kibble and dog food?
Raw diets consist of organ & muscle meats, bones, and other animal parts. Dogs on a raw diet can also eat raw eggs, some dairy (like yogurt), and dog-safe fruits, vegetables and grains. Kibble is generally made with grains, protein sources, starches, and fruits & vegetables.
Is there a difference between kibble and dry food?
Ingredient Label Comparison The kibble-based pet food diets have artificial additives, preservatives, and chemicals. Both the freeze-dried and raw diets contain whole food nutrition ingredients. However, the raw diet contained artificial vitamins added to provide a complete and balanced diet.
Why you shouldn't feed your dog kibble?
In dry pet food, there's a risk for bacteria and mycotoxins to be present. Also, storage mites can multiply rapidly in dry food. Pets can develop a hypersensitivity to storage mites, resulting in itchy inflamed skin, hair loss and ear infections.
What is dog food called kibble?
Most commercially produced dog food is made with animal feed grade ingredients and comes dry in bags (also known in the US as kibble) or wet in cans.
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