Preservative-Free Natural Goodness
We never use food colourings or flavourings. We believe that natural
and nutritional ingredients already possess enough flavour and colours without needing
to fake it. There’s no benefit of food being bright blue!
We NEVER use any chemical preservatives to increase the shelf life of our products.
It’s a long, slow process, but by putting our biscuits through a dehydrator (fan assisted low and slow heat) we remove enough moisture to keep our biscuits in the best condition possible.
If you remove unnecessary moisture, it prevents bacteria growth and spoiling.
Chemical preservatives can be detrimental to a dog’s overall health by potentially
causing cancer and allergic reactions.
Our Nutritional Ingredients
We start with a base of gram flour in all our bakes which means they’re packed with the natural goodness of chickpeas.
Using this technique, not only means that our biscuits have the qualities listed above
but we can also avoid using eggs as a binder which can be detrimental to dogs’ health.
Gram flour is naturally high in protein and fibre which is great for their overall body
health and means that we use absolutely no fillers that just add weight to our biscuits
without any nutritional benefits.
Peanut Butter & Coconut Oil Are Natural Fats
All the peanut butter we use is made from 100% peanuts (which makes it dog-safe) so no xylitol which can be found in some peanut butter and is toxic to dogs. With our peanut butter being made with 100% roasted peanuts this means that it is also free of palm oil which isn’t necessary for flavour but can cause health problems for dogs.
If peanut butter isn’t used, the only other fat we will use is coconut oil which has lots
of health benefits like a healthy coat and skin and can promote eye and ear health.
DEFRA Registration (Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs)
If a company doesn’t display the DEFRA registration but uses animal derived products,
this could mean that the products are being manufactured in a way that is not safe
for a dog.
David’s Dog Deli do not use any animal derived products due to us wanting to omit high
allergen foods. We want our biscuits to be enjoyed by as many dogs as possible which
means keeping our ingredients allergy friendly.