Not exact matches
While it's true that grain -
free dog food will always be gluten -
free, grain bashers should know that in many storebought grain -
free pet
foods, grains have been
substituted with other sources of carbohydrate like potato, sweet potato and yam that may or may not be at levels beneficial to your furkid.
That being said, if your
dog has an allergy to wheat, or if your prefer to avoid
dog food that contains grains for any other reason, there are grain -
free dog foods that contain high - quality
substitutes and still provide balanced nutrition.
In today's premium
dog foods you typically see things like less common grains / cereals (oats, barley, millet, quinoa,), or grain -
substitutes in grain
free foods such as sweet potatoes, potatoes, Bartlett pears, lentils, peas, chickpeas.
In grain -
free dog foods, manufacturers often use carbohydrates that provide less nutritional value than grains and
substitute filler ingredients like corn with plant based fillers such as peas.