By Dr. Becker
I was recently made aware of a new type of pet food on the market: “raw kibble.” This product, available for both cats and dogs, is actually a blend of grain-free kibble and chunks of freeze-dried raw meat.
According to PetfoodIndustry.com, the new combination formulas are being marketed as an answer for pet owners who want grain-free and raw diets for their animals, but who find frozen pet food does not “work with their lifestyle.”
Hmm. I hope this is not an attempt to convince pet owners they can provide the benefits of raw, species-appropriate nutrition from a convenient bag of kibble.
I’m also concerned about pet owners’ interpretation of “grain-free” when it comes to kibble.
Pet food ingredients can’t be turned into kibble without some type of starch included in the mix. So a kibble that is “grain-free” is not starch or carbohydrate free – it just doesn’t contain grain as a starch or carbohydrate.
See all of the article here: http://healthypets.mercola.com/sites/healthypets/archive/2012/09/05/raw-kibble-pet-food.aspx?e_cid=20120905_oldPetsNL_art_1
