Ingredient Glossary Search Results:

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Items with green leaves are recommended as safe and healthy options. You will find many of these ingredients in the products on Pet Planet shelves.

Yellow leaves are items that are considered safe in limited quantities.

Red leaves represent ingredients that Pet Planet chooses to avoid in the products on our shelves.

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d-Alpha Toccopherol

A form of vitamin E used as a natural preservative in pet foods. Found in mixed tocopheral ingredients.

D-Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5)

Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic acid) is an essential B vitamin necessary for the breakdown of fats and carbohydrates for energy, vitamin B5 is critical to manufacture red blood cells, and to support digestive health.

D-Mannose

A kind of sugar that may be helpful to bind to the bad bacteria in the bladder to carry it out of the body via urine.

Dandelion

A nutritious plant that may be helpful to stimulate the appetite and help digestion. Dandelion leaves may be helpful to support the immune system and may have anti-inflammatory benefits.

DHA

Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) is an omega-3 fatty acid essential for proper eye and brain development in puppies and kittens.

Dianthus

A plant that may be helpful to promote urination and draining damp heat from the bladder.

Diatomaceous Earth (Food grade)

Made from fossilized remains of tiny aquatic organisms that contain microscopic particles that pierce the protective coating of parasites in the digestive tract, this may be helpful in dehydrating them and then killing them. Diatomaceous earth may be helpful in targeting larvae and eggs of parasites.

Dicalcium Phosphate (DCP)

May be helpful as a mineral supplement and dental abrasive. It may be helpful improve the texture of canned foods.

Digest

Animal digest is non-specific hydrolyzed animal protein. It is used to enhance palatability in edible pet products.

Dioscorea

A Chinese yam that may be helpful to tonify the kidneys and spleen, stomach, and lungs.

Dl-Alpha Tocopherol Acetate

A form of vitamin E used as a natural preservative in pet foods. Found in mixed tocopheral ingredients.

DL-Methinone

An essential amino acid used in foods, treats and supplements to acidify urine and may be used in cases of Dilated CardioMyopathy (DCM).

Dried Egg

Dried eggs are the highest quality protein available to pet food manufacturers. This form is highly digestible, and provides a great source of antioxidants and nutrients.

Dried Enterococcus

A probiotic bacteria used in pet foods, treats and supplements.

Dried Lactobacillus