What's In Dog Food?
Have you ever thought about how strange it is that dogs eat these dry, weird smelling bits of food for their entire lives and never get sick of them? How torturous would it be to be forced to eat the same, boring cheese sandwich for every meal of the day for a decade on end? Are we torturing our dogs? As it turns out, no, dog food kibble is a chemically custom tailored product that meets every mark when it comes to nutrition, diet, and the interesting eating preferences of dogs. Once you see what dog food kibble is actually made of, you’ll come to find that the real wonder science behind it is the chemistry used to tickle Sparky’s fancy into thinking this stuff is to die for, when really it’s not. Making the perfect dog food kibble is a scientific puzzle, because each bite needs to balance a lifetime of nutritional requirements, with affordability, and of course, with palatability. Though some dogs seem to eat about just anything. To optimize nutrition and cost, some added ingredients...