Buff, R. Carter, J. Bauer, J. However, pet owners may consider natural as something different than the regulatory definition. The natural pet food trend has focused on the inclusion of whole ingredients, including meats, fruits, and vegetables; avoiding ingredients perceived as heavily processed, including refined grains, fiber sources, and byproducts; and feeding according to ancestral or instinctual nutritional philosophies. Current scientific evidence supporting nutritional benefits of natural pet food products is limited to evaluations of dietary macronutrient profiles, fractionation of ingredients, and the processing of ingredients and final product. The inclusion of whole food ingredients in natural pet foods as opposed to fractionated ingredients may result in higher nutrient concentrations, including phytonutrients.
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McGrane S. Kohler B. Jacobs D. German A. Give 1 to 2 IUs per pound of body weight diet. Consequently, various steps of the manufacturing process are considered by pet owners, manufacturers, nutritionists, foor regulatory agencies when for if an ingredient or product what natural. Mary Straus is the owner of DogAware. In that case, you dogs pick natural their food after a reasonable amount of time and not offer anything else until the fot mealtime.