Gravy (or sauce) in pet food is an ill-defined and poorly regulated term.
While it may refer to actual gravy, as you or I would understand it (a separately formulated sauce of meat fat and juices with stock and seasoning), it can equally be used for little more than water made to look a little like gravy with colourings and thickeners or anything in-between.
When gravy is listed without a breakdown of its sub-components, it can also be used as a vehicle for adding other, less marketable ingredients like salt, digest or additives to a food without them having to be declared.
In dry foods, the term gravy can also refer to a natural flavouring that is sprayed on to the biscuits at the end of manufacturing. In this case it is usually made up of a combination of meat (usually ) and oils.
If you are at all unsure about the ingredients of your dog food, it is always best to contact the manufacturer directly.
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Ryan Jennings• 2 years ago
This is very useful information for pet parents like us. We often order pet food from stores like Costco or Petcarerx because it's convenient. Some of us may even read the information provided on the website. But as information like these and that really help us understand what we can expect from store bought foods.