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The number one ingredient in almost all of the following dog foods is CORN. Is this the corn that we grew up with and our grandparents raised and our bodies knew how to digest? I, like many others today, am concerned about genetically modified corn and can we properly digest and utilize these nutrients? Have our bodies been exposed to these new substances long enough for our bodies to be able to adapt to digesting them for fuel? Even if we were happy with corn as the number one ingredient is there any testing to see if it is digestible? The Woodland Indians, who were a corn-based society, were known for their poor health.
The following are nationally known, popular dog food brands that hopefully your dog is NOT eating. We are listing the first eight ingredients. Please especially note the first ingredient listed on each bag.
Beneful Playful Life™ dry dog food
Ground yellow corn, chicken by-product meal, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), rice flour, beef, soy flour.
Beneful Healthy Harvest® dry dog food
Ground yellow corn, corn gluten meal, whole wheat flour, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), soy protein concentrate, soy flour, water, rice flour.
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Hills Prescription Diet z/d Canine Ultra Allergen-Free
Starch, Hydrolyzed Chicken Liver, Soybean Oil (preserved with BHA, propyl gallate and citric acid), Hydrolyzed Chicken, Powdered Cellulose, Lactic Acid, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate.
Hills Prescription Diet i/d Gastronintestinal Health
Whole Grain Corn, Brewers Rice, Dried Egg Product, Chicken By-Product Meal, Corn Gluten Meal, Pork Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Powdered Cellulose, Lactic Acid.
Hills Science Diet Adult Health Mobility
Whole Grain Corn, Whole Grain Wheat, Chicken By-Product Meal, Soybean Meal, Animal Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols and citric acid), Chicken Liver Flavor, Corn Gluten Meal, Flaxseed.
Iams Premium Protection Adult Dog
Chicken By-Product Meal (Natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Fish Meal (source of fish oil), Chicken, Chicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols, a source of Vitamin E), Dried Beet Pulp, Chicken Flavor.
Iams Premium Protection Mature Adult
Chicken By-Product Meal (Natural source of Chondroitin Sulfate and Glucosamine), Corn Meal, Ground Whole Grain Sorghum, Ground Whole Grain Barley, Chicken, Brewer’s Rice, Fish Meal, Dried Beet Pulp.
Ol’ Roy Premium Dry Dog Food
Ground yellow corn, meat and bone meal, soybean meal, wheat middlings, animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid), chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, animal digest.
Ol’ Roy Soft and Moist Dog Food
Beef by-product, high fructose corn syrup, soy grits, soy flour, water, wheat flour, corn syrup, calcium carbonate.
Pedigree Adult Nutrition for Dogs
Ground whole corn, meat and bone meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid), ground whole wheat, chicken by-product meal, brewer’s rice, dried plain beet pulp.
Pedigree Wholesome Nutrition for Dogs
Ground whole corn, corn gluten meal, chicken by-product meal, meat and bone meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid), chicken, brewers rice, dried vegetables (peas, carrots).
Pedigree Puppy
Ground whole corn, chicken by-product meal, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, animal fat (preserved with BHA and citric acid), ground whole wheat, natural flavor, monocalcium phosphate.
Purina One Puppy
Chicken, brewers rice, corn gluten meal, poultry by-product meal, whole grain corn, oat meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), soy flakes.
Purina Dog Chow Complete and Balanced
Whole grain corn, poultry by-product meal, corn gluten meal, animal fat preserved with mixed-tocopherols (form of Vitamin E), meat and bone meal, brewers rice, soybean meal, whole grain wheat.
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