Sorting out your dog food options can be confusing. Should you choose kibble or cannel and which brand?
Most Dog Owners choose to feed their dogs a commercially prepared diet, but even a dog food labeled Premium or Super Premium is not guarantee that the manufactured used only the highest quality of ingredients. The Dog food industry is well regulated but many terms often applied to dog food or not. The more you know about dog food and the better you understand what dog food label really means.
The Two nutritional choices of commercial dog food you have are kibble and canned varieties. Kibble and canned dog foods have some basics differences but both contains protein, carbohydrates, vitamin, minerals and fat. Kibble however has the water removed through the process of extrusion or baking, making the food hard and crunchy and giving it a longer shelf life. Canned food retains its original moisture content so it must be sealed in a cap to keep it fresh.
Kibble and canned food each have their advantages and some people like to mix them, giving their dog a little of each.
The following chart displays some differences and considerations when comparing kibble and canned food.
Kibble
- Less expensive than canned
- Lasts longer than canned once open
- Doesn’t require refrigeration
- Higher in fiber than canned
- Available in many different custom formulas
- May help teeth cleaner than canned
Canned
- No extruded so many retain more vitamin and enzymes than kibble
- Longer shelf life
- Cans are easy to open
- More portable to picky eaters
- Easier to chew
- High moisture contents help hydrate dogs
- Easy to store
Hope above information help to differential between canned and Kibble. Have anything to share about dog food. Just leave a comments
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