As such, manufacturers can be certain that they will adhere to retailer
meat content percentage specifications.
Not exact matches
Most dog
meat foods add different kinds of
meat such as lamb, chicken, etc. in a single variety and any dog food from a quality brand will list these different ingredients individually in the composition section as also the overall
percentage of
meat content in the food.
Whole
meat content includes a large
percentage of water weight.
The company that owns the product claims that inside the package, the
content of ingredients consists of omega fatty acids, 3 and 6, a high
percentage of antioxidants, no artificial flavors, colors, no soy, wheat or corn, fresh
meat for the presence of healthy fats and proteins.
The claim that beet pulp is an «unnatural» ingredient is often brought up, but those who argue this seem to forget that it is also not natural that dogs eat commercially produced dry food that contains rendered
meat meals, a carbohydrate
percentage of generally 40 % and more, and has a moisture
content of only around 10 % as opposed to a more natural 60 - 70 %.
However, because of the high water
content of fresh
meat, and the water added to it, the actual
percentage is small.