Dog food is the most important part of your dog's daily feeding. So how can you tell the difference between good and bad dog food?

1. Appearance: Usually, high-quality dog food looks rough, does not have a smooth particle surface, and even has some large grain skins. High-quality dog food contains high animal protein content, and the color is brown or dark after processing; while low-quality dog food is mostly made of corn and other raw materials, and the color is yellow or light.

2. Odor: High-quality dog food tends to have a light fragrance and will not have a strong pungent odor. Low-quality dog food has a strong aroma due to the addition of a large amount of chemical attractants, such as beef essence and chicken essence.

3. Texture: If the dog food feels very light, bulky, and has no texture, it is often a low-quality dog food because the content of animal protein in it is low or even free. High-quality dog food will have a certain volume-to-weight ratio. Since the formula contains animal protein raw materials, it will be heavier.

4. Grease: To judge the quality of the grease in the dog food, put a piece of paper, put the dog food on the paper, let the grease in the dog food diffuse freely, and then smell the grease on the paper. Low-quality dog food will have some strange smell or fat oxidation smell due to the choice of low-priced recycled oil. High-quality dog food will have the natural aroma of chicken fat or animal oil.

5. Taste: You can taste the dog food directly. First of all, it should not be too salty. The salty taste itself is also a food attractant. Some manufacturers deliberately increase the amount of salt added in the dog food. Salt grains are super bad for health. Secondly, the aftertaste of the food should be fragrant. In addition to the smell of the attractant on the surface, the good dog food should taste the taste of meat. Sometimes dog food tastes mushy and bitter, because the drying temperature is too high, and the nutritional loss of such dog food is very serious.

6. Soak in water: Many people like to feed the puppy food after soaking it in water, because the puppy is not fully developed and is not suitable for hard particles. If it is high-quality dog food, it contains a certain proportion of animal protein, the puffing process is good, the starch gelatinization degree is high, it is not easy to foam and disperse, and it will become soft after half an hour. However, it is not that the longer the soaking time, the better. Some dog food will not become soft after soaking for 2-3 hours. It is still elastic when you squeeze it with your hands. You should be alert to whether adhesives are added. Such dog food, Puppies will suffer from indigestion.

7. Feces: High-quality dog food. Generally, dog feces are formed, the amount is small, it does not stick to the ground, and the smell is not large. Low-quality dog food will have sticky stools, large volumes, strong odor, soft stools or loose stools. The main reason is that spoiled, low-quality ingredients are used in the formulation of these dog foods. In addition, the digestion and absorption utilization rate of low-quality food for dogs is not high, and the excretion of feces often increases significantly.

8. Price: There are many bulk dog food on the market, and the selling price is very low, 3-4 yuan per pound, and some are even lower than 3 yuan, it must be low-quality food, because a penny One piece of goods, such a low price, even the formula cost of dog food is not enough. This kind of dog food will not have too much animal protein raw materials or not at all, and it is all covered by food attractants. Dog food with a price of less than 6 yuan per kilogram needs to be purchased with caution!