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Originally Posted by Ellie May  I'd say it's one of those tings where we each have to decide what we do and don't want in our dogs' food. I prefer not to feed menadione and ethoxyquin. Other don't care. It seems that brown rice is better than brewers rice and RC uses brewers, I think. I wouldn't say corn is a bad thing, but it is to some dogs, etc. In short, I would not choose RC unless it was a prescription diet. |
I believe RC uses both biewer rice and brown rice, each has it's own advantages. Are you saying that you think RC uses menadione and ethoxyquin? I haven't seen it on the ingredients. I understand that that some dogs are allergic to corn, but this is hardly the vast majority, and corn actually has many advantages over rice, and potatoes. Concerning grains, here's a quote from The Dog Food Project:
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Compared to herbivores a dog's digestive tract is much less specialized for digesting grains, or carbohydrates in general for that matter - especially in their raw, unprocessed form. However, dogs are not true carnivores but opportunistic feeders and can digest and utilize the starch from grains in dog food that has been converted by the cooking process. Digestibility depends on quality and type of grain used: rice (72%) is for example more digestible than wheat (60%) or corn (54%). Dogs can absorb the digestible carbohydrates from rice almost entirely, of the other grains about 20% are not absorbed. Indigestible fiber from grains contribute to intestinal health. The Dog Food Project - Myths about Dog Nutrition |
So I think it's important to remember that indigestible fiber is very important to intestinal health, and it sounds preferable to hair and feathers.