What a great idea to use split
peas as a filler.
Not exact matches
BLUE Freedom dry puppy food has no gluten and no grains, to help avoid any allergic reactions, and instead replaces typical
fillers with high - quality ingredients, including deboned chicken
as the first ingredient, and also whole carrots,
peas, blueberries, and cranberries.
Peas a quite good for dogs, and many higher end dog food brands put peas into their foods as a healthy fil
Peas a quite good for dogs, and many higher end dog food brands put
peas into their foods as a healthy fil
peas into their foods
as a healthy
filler.
Additionally, it has
peas, beans, and tomato pomace
as a healthy
filler.
Whole Dog Journal advises consumers to stay away from lower quality rice substitutes, often used
as filler in commercial dog foods, such
as beet pulp, oat bran,
pea fiber, soybean hulls and wheat.
Dogs and cats are carnivores and naturally thrive on a high meat and organ content diet, not on low cost
fillers such
as rice,
pea protein, grain, maize, corn, beet pulp, potatoes, carrots and meat meal.
The reason this can be problematic is because dog food manufacturers have begun using
peas,
pea protein,
pea starch, and
pea fiber
as a
filler ingredient (and protein booster) in dog foods in place of corn.
According to PetFoodIndustry.com and other sources, dog food companies are using
peas and
pea starch more and more
as a
filler in reaction to the public's dislike of corn for their dogs.
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.
Pea fiber is sometimes used
as a replacement for other
filler ingredients.