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Common Ingredients Used In Pet Food (view source)
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!align="left" width="20%"|Vitamin D3
!align="left" width="20%"|Vitamin D3
!align="left"|<small>A supplement that delivers the essential nutrient Vitamin D. Unlike humans, dogs and cats cannot produce their own Vitamin D from sunlight so adding Vitamin D into their food is essential for delivering complete and balanced nutrition.</small>
!align="left"|<small>A supplement that delivers the essential nutrient Vitamin D. Unlike humans, dogs and cats cannot produce their own Vitamin D from sunlight so adding Vitamin D into their food is essential for delivering complete and balanced nutrition.</small>
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!align="left"|<small>An essential amino acid, often supplemented in pure form to ensure the level required for complete and balanced nutrition</small>
!align="left"|<small>An essential amino acid, often supplemented in pure form to ensure the level required for complete and balanced nutrition</small>
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Vegetable derivatives
!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Vegetable Derivatives
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!align="left" width="20%"|<small>Vegetable derivatives</small>
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!align="left" width="20%"|Pea protein
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!align="left"|<small>Peas are rich in proteins and some essential amino acids</small>
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!align="left" width="20%"|Sugar beet pulp
!align="left"|<small>A by-product from production of sugar, derived from sugar beet, provides a source of dietary fibre and support gut health. It is a good source of both moderately fermentable and non-fermentable fibre and can therefore improve general digestive function as well as benefiting stool quality. </small>
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Oils and Fats
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!align="left" width="20%"|<small>Oils and fats</small>
!align="left" width="20%"|Fish oil
!align="left"|<small>Provides omega 3 fatty acids, which have anti-inflammatory properties and are essential for healthy growth.</small>
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!align="left" width="20%"|Sunflower oil
!align="left"|<small>Provides a source of dietary energy, essential fatty acids and fat soluble vitamins</small>
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Minerals
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!align="left" width="20%"|<small>Minerals</small>
!align="left" width="20%"|Mineral supplements added in refined form
!align="left"|<small>Required to ensure food is nutritionally complete and balanced. For example Zinc Sulphate, Manganese Sulphate, Magnesium Oxide, Copper Sulphate, Di-Calcium Phosphate. There are many approved versions of these minerals salts that can be used in pet food based on the formulation required.</small>
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Fruits and Vegetables
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!align="left" width="20%"|<small>Fruits and vegetables</small>
!align="left" width="20%"|A range of fruits or vegetables may be included in pet foods to add variety, examples include carrots, apples, peas
!align="left"|<small>Can be added in fresh, frozen or dried form. Must select vegetables appropriate for cats / dogs</small>
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!colspan="3" bgcolor="#DEE2E3"|Various Sugars
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!align="left" width="20%"|<small>Sugars</small>
!align="left" width="20%"|Caramel
!align="left"|<small>Caramel liquid used to provide natural source of brown colouring</small>
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!align="left" width="20%"|Dextrose
!align="left"|<small>A natural sugar used in tiny amounts in pet food. During cooking dextrose reacts with proteins (Maillard reaction) and creates natural flavours and aromas. </small>
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!align="left" width="20%"|Xylose
!align="left"|<small>A natural plant sugar used in tiny amounts in our petfood. During cooking xylose reacts with proteins (Maillard reaction) and creates natural flavours and aromas. </small>
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