High sensitivity, high absorption and safety are the rare advantages of grain-free
It is basically said that grain-free food is better than grain-free food, but this statement is not necessarily completely accurate. It is true that the better dog food on the market is grain-free, but this does not completely deny that it contains grain. The so-called grain-free refers to dog food that does not contain corn, wheat, cereal husks and other grains, and is made from vegetables, fruits and other low carbohydrates. These dog foods often have the characteristics of easy digestion, high absorption, safety, etc. characteristic. These uses account for a large part of the reason why it is said to be unreasonably good.
The advantages and disadvantages of having grains and not having grains often focus on several issues:
1. Dogs were gradually domesticated and evolved from wolves, and still maintain the characteristics of carnivores. The ability of dogs to digest and absorb protein and fat is much higher than the ability to digest mixed carbohydrates (such as starchy foods). Dogs are more suitable to use protein and fat as the main source of energy. Grains are a rare source of mixed carbohydrates, but potatoes, which appear instead of grains in grain-free foods, are often a rare source of mixed carbohydrates. Therefore, the standard we measure is how many carbohydrates are in this dog food. Less carbohydrates is better. Not all grain-free grains have very low carbohydrates. If grain-free grains are used less, they can generally have a lot of carbohydrates. Low carbohydrates, but there are relatively few such grains.
It is recommended to feed wet food to dogs
2. Dogs have a stronger ability to digest and absorb nutrients from animal sources than from plant sources. Therefore, we try our best to hope that the protein and fat in dog food come from animals and less from plants. In grains, the ratio of carbohydrates to protein is about 9:1, while in potatoes, the ratio of carbohydrates to protein is about 15:1.That is to say, if there are two dog foods, the nutritional ratio is completely normal, one has grains and the other does not have grains, the grains have more animal protein - this is why the best dog foods do not use grains. One reason is that there are very few carbohydrates and even less protein from plants. The low-end cereals are not only high in carbohydrates, but also a lot of the little protein they have comes from plants. Potatoes provide less protein while providing carbohydrates than grains. However, we must pay attention to the proportion of other plant protein sources in grain-free grains, such as peas, which can provide more plant protein than grains. Another example is that potato protein is used in grain-free grains. Kabi's grain-free taste adds a little "moisture" to its protein content.
3. In addition, among the grains, wheat and corn are relatively easy to be allergic to. However, rice, barley, and oats are relatively allergic cereals. In this regard, using high-quality hypoallergenic grains is the same as using equally hypoallergenic potatoes.
So if conditions permit, try to use grain-free grains, and grain-free grains with high protein, medium fat, and low carbohydrates. , especially when using these contents, there is less "moisture" in the protein such as pea and potato proteins. The focus is still on low carbohydrates, whether there is grain or not is not the important key. As far as the market goes, low-carbohydrate grains are rarely seen in the market. As for wet food, generally the carbohydrates of wet food are less than 20%, so it is recommended to feed wet food in terms of safety and nutrition.
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