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Have you ever wondered what is actually in the food you feed your pet?
Have you ever read the ingredients to see just what it is that your dog is consuming?
Take a look at the label of your pet's food the next time you are feeding her and you'll find many of the ingredients listed below. Click on the name of the ingredient to learn more about it. You'll be amazed at what is actually in our dog food and what else these ingredients are used for!
Remember, you are feeding this to your dog every day.
Definition of Common Pet Food Ingredients
Definitions from Harcourt Inc. Online Dictionary Of Science and Technology
cupric oxide Inorganic Chemistry. CuO, a toxic brownish-black powder, insolubel in water and soluble in acids; melts at 1326°C; used in coloring ceramics and in many chemical and industrial processes. Also, COPPER OXIDE BLACK, COPPER MONOXIDE.
cupric (copper) sulphate Inorganic Chemistry. CuSO45H2O Blue crystals that lose water of crystalization to the atmosphere, white when dehydrated; soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol; toxic and an irritant; used in agriculture, medicine, textiles and leather industry.
dibasic calcium phosphate Inorganic Chemistry. CaHPO42H2O, white triclinic crystals that are odorless and tasteless; soluble in dilute acids, slightly soluble in water, and insoluble in alcohol; loses its water at a melting point of 109°C; used as a food supplement and in fertilizers and medicines. Also known by various other names, such as SECONDARY CALCIUM PHOSPHATE and DICALCIUM PHOSPHATE.
ethoxyquin Organic Chemistry. C14H19NO, a toxic yellow liquid that melts at approximately 0°C and boils at 125°C (2 torr); used as a insecticide, antiozidant, and growth regulator for pears and apples in storage. Also, 6-ethoxy-1,2-dihydro-2,2,4-trimethylquinoline.
Ferric oxide (iron oxide) Inorganic Chemistry. Fe2O3, a red-brown to black solid, insoluble in water and soluble in acids; melts at 156°C. It has a wide range of industrial uses, as in metallurgy, gas purification, and magnetic tapes, and as a catalyst, pigment, and mordant. Also, ferric trioxide, ferric oxide red.
Ferrous sulfate Inorganic Chemistry. FeSO47H2O, bluish-green crystals that absorb water from the air; soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol; melts at 64°C and loses 6H2O at 90°C, and 7H2O at 300°C; used as a pigment, catalyst, and reducing agent, in fertilizers and herbicides, in water and sewage treatment, and for various other purposes.
inositol Organic Chemistry. C6H6(OH)6, sugar-like vitamin of the B-complex that is found in many plant and animal tissues or produced synthetically. Occurs in 9 steriosometric forms, sweet-tasting, odourless, white crystals, soluble in water and sightly soluble in alcohol. Dihydrate form melts at 216°C and anhyrdrous form melts at 225-227°C, used in medicine.
manganous oxide Inorganic Chemistry. MnO, a green powder; insoluble in water and soluble in acids; converts to Mn3O4 on heating in air; used as a catalyst, in ceramics, paints, and colored glass.
manganous sulfate Inorganic Chemistry. MnSO44H2O, rose-red translucent crystals that lose water to the air; soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol; used as a fertilizer and feed additive, in medicine, and for various other purposes.
magnesium oxide Inorganic Chemistry. MgO, a colorless to white powder existing in two forms, light and fluffy (light magnesium oxide) or dense (heavy magnesium oxide); slightly soluble in water and soluble in acids; melts at 2852°C and boils at 3600°C; noncombustible; toxic when inhaled. Magnesium oxide has a wide range of industrial purposes, as in refractories, in fertilizers and food additives, in semiconductors and electrical insulation, and in antacids and laxatives.
magnesium sulfate Inorganic Chemistry. 1. MgSO4, colorless crystals with a bitter, salty taste, very soluble in water; decomposes at 1124°C. 2. MgSO47H2O, the heptahydrate form; loses 6H2O at 150°C and 7H2O at 200°C. Also, EPSOM SALTS. Magnesium sulfate has a wide variety of industrial uses, as in fireproofing, textiles, ceramics, and fertilizers, and in some medicine as a cathartic, anticonvulsant, and anti-inflammatory agent.
monobasic sodium phosphate Inorganic Chemistry. NaH2PO4.H2O, white crystals; both very soluble in water; used in dyeing, electroplating, acid cleansers, baking powders, and for many other purposes.
potassium chloride Inorganic Chemistry. KCI, colorless cubic crystals; soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol; melts at 770°C and sublimes at 1500°C; used as a fertilizer and salt substitute, and in pharmaceuticals and spectroscopy.
potassium sorbate Organic Chemistry. C6H7KO2, a white powder that is soluble in water and decomposes at 270°C; used as a bacteriostat and preservative in foods.
potassium iodide Inorganic Chemistry. KI, colorless or white cubic crystals or granules; soluble in water and slightly soluble in alcohol; melts at 681°C and boils at 1330°C; used as a reagent, in photographic emulsions, spectroscopy, and infrared transmission.
propyl gallate Organic Chemistry. C3H7OOCC6H2(OH)3, colorless crystals; soluble in alcohol; melts at 150°C; used to retard rancidity in cooking fats and oils.
pyridoxine hydrochlorine Pharmacology. The Hydrochloric salt of pyridoxine; used in the treatment and prevention of vitamin B6 deficiency.
sodium chloride Inorganic Chemistry. NaCl, common table salt; colorless transparent crystals or a white crystalline powder; soluble in water and absorbs some water from the air; melts at 801°C and boils at 1413°C. In addition to its ancient and universal use for seasoning and preserving food, it is used in producing other chemicals such as soda ash and chlorine, in ceramic glazes, in deicing and water softening, and for a variety of purposes in medicine.
sodium selenite Inorganic Chemistry. Na2SeO35H2O, toxic white crystals that are soluble in water and insoluble in alcohol; used in glass, as a reagent, to test seeds, and to decorate porcelain.
zinc sulfate Inorganic Chemistry. ZnSO47H2O, colorless crystals; loses water to the air or on heating to 280°C; soluble in water; melts at 100°C; used in animal feeds and as a mordant and reagent. Also, zinc vitriol.
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