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Dog Chow Healthy Weight with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 20 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 3 anti-nutrients including Soybean Hulls, Soybean Meal, and Soybean Germ Meal (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), and it has 10 other sketchy ingredients, including Blue 2 and Garlic Oil.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Dog Chow recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Dog Chow
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Hot Extruded Kibble
  • Feed Grade
  • 20 Synthetics
  • 3 Anti-Nutrients
  • 10 Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Dog Chow Healthy Weight with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Hot Extruded Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
3 Anti-Nutrients:
Soybean hulls, Soybean meal, Soybean germ meal
All-Natural
20 Synthetics:
Animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of vitamin e), Calcium carbonate, Choline chloride, Vitamin e supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), Zinc sulfate, Ferrous sulfate yellow 5, Manganese sulfate, Vitamin a supplement, Copper sulfate, Calcium pantothenate, Thiamine mononitrate, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Vitamin b-12 supplement, Riboflavin supplement, Vitamin d-3 supplement, Calcium iodate, Folic acid, Menadione sodium bisulfite complex (source of vitamin k activity), Sodium selenite d-4122
Nothing sketchy
10 Other Sketchy Ingredients:
Whole grain corn, Corn germ meal, Egg and chicken flavor, Corn gluten meal, Animal digest, Turkey by-product meal, Glycerin, Red 40, Blue 2, Garlic oil
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Whole Grain Corn, Soybean Hulls, Soybean Meal, Meat And Bone Meal, Whole Grain Wheat, Soybean Germ Meal, Corn Germ Meal, Egg And Chicken Flavor, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken, Animal Digest, Turkey By-Product Meal, Animal Fat Preserved With Mixed-Tocopherols (Form Of Vitamin E), Glycerin, Salt, Calcium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Red 40, Zinc Sulfate, Sulfur, Ferrous Sulfate Yellow 5, Blue 2, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, Vitamin A Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin B-12 Supplement, Garlic Oil, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D-3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid, Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (Source Of Vitamin K Activity), Biotin, Sodium Selenite. D-4122.
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