05/27/2024
ARE DOGS CARNIVORES?
Whether dogs are, carnivores or omnivores is a recent debate that dog food manufacturers have started. Despite dogs being classified in the family Carnivora, kibble producers want you to believe that your dog is an omnivore so that they can add a high percentage of carbohydrates to your dog's food.
The ancestral diet of the wolf is comprised of 85-90% meat, primarily whole prey, which includes flesh, fur, bones, organs, and glands, small amounts of fish, and 10-15% grasses, nuts, berries, and other vegetation, most coming from the stomach contents of their small prey. This diet equals 49% protein, 44% fat, and 6% carbohydrates. Typical dry dog food contains 25% protein, 32% fat, and 43% carbohydrates.
Although the ancestral diet includes 6% carbohydrates, they are not derived from grains or starches. Carbohydrates consumed by the wolf are in the form of grasses, berries, nuts, and other vegetation in the stomach contents of prey, not ultra-processed sugars and starch found in kibble. Although there is a great range of carbohydrate percentages in kibble, some having as low as 5% carbohydrates, the typical kibble comprises 30-70% carbohydrates.
So why does dog food contain a high level of carbohydrates? Because it is significantly less expensive to use starchy fillers than high-quality protein and fat sources in the kibble.
Source:FeedReal
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