Dog Food Comparison: What Are The Best Organic Dog Foods?

I decided to do an organic dog food comparison. There is a lot of controversy over what is considered an organic dog food. Although the organic definitions and guidelines are stricter than other labeling on dog foods, there is still room for confusion. Therefore, as always, Buyer Beware – look at the ingredients in your dog food before buying to be sure of what you are getting.

Dog Food Comparison: Label Definitions

• ‘Organic’, as defined by the FDA, means 95% certified organic ingredients (no synthetic pesticides, fertilizers, antibiotics or growth hormones).
• ‘100% Organic’ means, obviously, that 100% of the ingredients (excluding water and salt) must be certified organic.
• ‘Made with Organic Ingredients’ means the food must use at least 70% certified organic ingredients.

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How To Find The Best Organic Dog Food

It seems these days we are flooded with commercials and packaging telling us how great so-and-so’s dog food is. But how do we really figure out which is the best organic dog food? The good news is we are finally seeing more companies showing some concern over what we are feeding our dogs. But you are going to really have to look at the dog food to figure out which one is the best for you.

First, let’s go over some definitions:

• ‘Organic’ means the food uses 100% USDA-certified organic ingredients
• ‘Made with organic ingredients’ means the food must use at least 70% USDA-certified organic ingredients
• ‘Natural’ or ‘All Natural’ means it is coming from nature – no chemical flavoring, coloring, or preservatives – but does not really say anything about the nutritional value of any of the ingredients

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Dog Food Comparisons: Organic vs All Natural

Which is better: organic dog food or all natural? Dog food comparisons can show what is different between the two types of dog food, but only you and your dog can determine which is best for them.

However, comparing organic and all natural dog foods is technically like comparing apples to oranges. When people think ‘all natural’, they automatically think ‘organic’ as well. But the terms are not interchangeable as far as dog food comparisons are concerned.

All natural dog food is the way in which the ingredients are processed. Natural means no artificial or chemical preservatives, like BHA, BHT, or Ethoxyquin. Natural preservatives, such as Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) and Vitamin E (tocopherols) are commonly used in natural dog food. All natural dog food also contains no artificial flavorings or colorings. Chemical additives are a common source of food intolerance and allergies in dogs. Basically, nothing artificial is added.

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Lots of people believe your pet dog treat is just a treat, but they might not comprehend all the nutritional harm or good these goodies may be doing on the family pet they love. Nevertheless, a person may wish to read about the benefits of using organic dog treats. When they find out about these kinds of positive aspects someone will want to give the dog that they love these types of goodies constantly in lieu of having to concern them self with what is in them.

Before a person thinks that they are going to run out and get these they need to consider the cost. Like almost every other organic food that is available for people the cost is a little bit higher than what they may be used to seeing. However, these treats are going to be a little bit healthier for the pet that they love which just getting the companionship of the pet for a longer period of time is well worth the extra cost.

A huge positive aspect is that the person giving the treats will not have to worry about chemicals. Since the treat is organic they have to pass the same quality test that our food does. So that means no added chemicals that could harm the pet in any manner were used.

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