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Horizon Pulsar Pulses & Chicken Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food is hot extruded (which means it's processed under extreme heat and pressure) and made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 18 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 3 anti-nutrients including Red Lentils, Peas, and Pea Starch (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), but has no other questionable ingredients.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Horizon recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Horizon
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Hot Extruded Kibble
  • Feed Grade
  • 18 Synthetics
  • 3 Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Horizon Pulsar Pulses & Chicken Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Hot Extruded Under Extreme Heat And Pressure
No Anti-Nutrients
3 Anti-Nutrients:
Red lentils, Peas, Pea starch
All-Natural
18 Synthetics:
Fructooligosaccharides, Vitamin a acetate, Vitamin d3 supplement, Vitamin e supplement, Vitamin b12 supplement, Folic acid, Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Thiamine mononitrate, D-calcium pantothenate, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of vitamin c), Ferrous sulphate, Iron proteinate, Zinc sulphate, Zinc proteinate, Manganous oxide, Manganese proteinate, Copper sulphate, Copper proteinate
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Chicken Meal, Red Lentils, Peas, Pea Starch, Chicken, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed, Liquid Egg Product, Carrots, Apples, Broccoli, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Blueberries, Fructooligosaccharides, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dried Aspergillus Niger Fermentation Extract, Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Pineapple, Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract, Dried Rhizopus Oryzae Fermentation Extract, Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus, Platarum Fermentation Product, Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin, Niacin, Folic Acid, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Biotin, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C), Ferrous Sulphate, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Sulphate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulphate, Copper Proteinate.
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