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Tomatoes in dog food

Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrients

Tomatoes are an excellent natural source of health-promoting vitamins A, C and K as well as high quality dietary fibre. They also contain plenty of minerals and other micro-nutrients including molybdenum, potassium, chromium and manganese.

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commune •one year ago

It is incredibly important to add that unripe tomatoes and tomato plants are unsafe for dogs. Unripe tomatoes contain solanin and tomatin whereas plants can give neurological conditions.

In general, tomatoes shouldn't be a "base" in any kibble or homemade recipe. Even if they contain some important vitamins and minerals their contribution is very small.

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