Comments on: Dave’s Delectable Dinners (Canned) http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/daves-delectable-dinners/ Saving Good Dogs from Bad Dog Food Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:10:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mike Sagman http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/daves-delectable-dinners/comment-page-1/#comment-10623 Mike Sagman Wed, 02 Feb 2011 01:20:42 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2531#comment-10623 Hi Donna... Chemical isn't a bad word. Every part of every cell in your body (and your dog's body) is made of chemicals. Chelated minerals are simply minerals (iron, calcium, etc.) that are attached to amino acids (the building blocks of every protein in every living thing) in hopes of making them more biologically friendly to the lining of a dog's digestive tract. As a matter of fact, we downgrade dog foods that have minerals that aren't chelated. In any case, canned foods never need preservatives. And the fats found in all dry foods MUST be preserved with something. In the case of Dave's, the chicken fat is preserved with tocopherols (also known as vitamin E). If you're looking for absolutely no preservatives, try a canned food. Or buy fresh. Fresh produce, fresh meat, etc. But fresh food (for both humans and dogs) goes bad. And that's why I like fresh food so much better than anything else. Yes, it has a short shelf life. Yes, it goes bad. But it never contains any preservatives. If you feed kibble, any kibble, you have to accept that it must contain preservatives. No exceptions. But a natural preservative (like vitamin E) found in better products is much safer than a synthetic one. Hi Donna… Chemical isn’t a bad word. Every part of every cell in your body (and your dog’s body) is made of chemicals. Chelated minerals are simply minerals (iron, calcium, etc.) that are attached to amino acids (the building blocks of every protein in every living thing) in hopes of making them more biologically friendly to the lining of a dog’s digestive tract.

As a matter of fact, we downgrade dog foods that have minerals that aren’t chelated.

In any case, canned foods never need preservatives. And the fats found in all dry foods MUST be preserved with something. In the case of Dave’s, the chicken fat is preserved with tocopherols (also known as vitamin E).

If you’re looking for absolutely no preservatives, try a canned food. Or buy fresh. Fresh produce, fresh meat, etc. But fresh food (for both humans and dogs) goes bad. And that’s why I like fresh food so much better than anything else. Yes, it has a short shelf life. Yes, it goes bad. But it never contains any preservatives.

If you feed kibble, any kibble, you have to accept that it must contain preservatives. No exceptions. But a natural preservative (like vitamin E) found in better products is much safer than a synthetic one.

]]> By: Donna Coutant http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/daves-delectable-dinners/comment-page-1/#comment-10617 Donna Coutant Wed, 02 Feb 2011 00:02:10 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2531#comment-10617 Hi. I need to understand what is meant (in reference to chelated minerals) by "chemically" attached to proteins. I hear the word "chemical" and I immediately want to run the other way - as in artificial preservatives. Which brings up another question on Dave's Pet Foods - are any of Dave's dog foods (wet or dry) "chemically/artificially" preserved? Thank you, Donna Hi. I need to understand what is meant (in reference to chelated minerals) by “chemically” attached to proteins.
I hear the word “chemical” and I immediately want to run the other way – as in artificial preservatives. Which brings up another question on Dave’s Pet Foods – are any of Dave’s dog foods (wet or dry) “chemically/artificially” preserved?
Thank you,
Donna

]]> By: Mike Sagman http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/daves-delectable-dinners/comment-page-1/#comment-7633 Mike Sagman Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:37:43 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2531#comment-7633 Hi Linda... Chelated minerals are a preferred feature. But look at the difference in estimated meat content. That is a notable difference that far outweighs the importance of whether or minerals are chelated. Hi Linda… Chelated minerals are a preferred feature. But look at the difference in estimated meat content. That is a notable difference that far outweighs the importance of whether or minerals are chelated.

]]> By: linda http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/dog-food-reviews/daves-delectable-dinners/comment-page-1/#comment-7631 linda Sat, 01 Jan 2011 01:20:48 +0000 http://www.dogfoodadvisor.com/?p=2531#comment-7631 Hi Mike, I am curious as to why you rated this line 4 stars and Daves 95 canned food 5 stars when you stated that the 95 did not have chelated minerals and this product does. I would think because the minerals would be absorbed it would make this one more desirable than the one whose minerals are not as easily absorbed. Was it because the first ingredient was broth. Tonight i served this Turkey/Swt/Cranberry and the can was full of solid chunks and the amount of liquid did not strike me as overly done. linda Hi Mike,
I am curious as to why you rated this line 4 stars and Daves 95 canned food 5 stars when you stated that the 95 did not have chelated minerals and this product does. I would think because the minerals would be absorbed it would make this one more desirable than the one whose minerals are not as easily absorbed. Was it because the first ingredient was broth. Tonight i served this Turkey/Swt/Cranberry and the can was full of solid chunks and the amount of liquid did not strike me as overly done.

linda

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