Essential Vitamins & Minerals and Why They’re Important

Feeding The Pets Table Fresh Chicken Recipe

This article is medically reviewed by Dr. Sarah Wilson, BScH, DVM, DACVIM (Nutrition)

The Pets Table’s commitment to health goes beyond protein, incorporating a diverse array of vitamins and minerals for dogs that are essential for their overall wellbeing. We purposefully add vitamins and minerals to ensure your pup has a complete and balanced diet as well as extra benefits like healthy skin and coat. 

Here is a list of vitamins & minerals that can be found in our food as well as the benefits associated with them:

  1. Vitamin A:
    • Supports healthy skin, a shiny coat, and strong bones.
    • Essential for healthy vision.
    • Important to healthy metabolism and proper immune function.
  2. B Vitamins (Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin, Pantothenate, Pyridoxine, Biotin, Folic Acid, B12):
    • Vital for energy production, growth, metabolism, and healthy circulatory systems.
    • Supports brain function and digestive health.
    • Essential for healthy skin barrier and proper digestive function.
  3. Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid):
    • While not essential to dogs, vitamin C is an antioxidant that acts in synergy with vitamin E to protect against free radicals
    • Important for immune function and fighting infections.
    • Supports bone, skin, and joint health.
  4. Vitamin D3:
    • Crucial for healthy bone development and maintenance.
  5. Vitamin E:
    • Powerful antioxidant, protecting against free radical damage.
    • Maintains healthy skin and circulatory health.
  6. Calcium and Phosphorus:
    • Vital to growth and maintenance of healthy bones and teeth.
    • Essential to proper energy metabolism, hormone and neurotransmitter response, as well as coagulation.
  7. Choline:
    • Important component of cell membranes, playing a role in skin protection.
    • Protects nerve function and supports nerve conduction.
    • Supports healthy liver through impact on fat metabolism
  8. Macro Minerals (Sodium, Potassium, Magnesium):
    • Essential to cellular ionic balance, and proper sensory impulses.
    • Vital to proper energy metabolism, nervous system function, skeletal strength, and overall health
  9. Trace Minerals (Copper, Iron, Iodine, Manganese, Selenium, Zinc):
    • Support shiny coats, healthy skin, and red blood cell synthesis.
    • Essential for enzyme activation, nerve function, hormonal control, and overall well-being.

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The Pets Table has crafted each recipe with a formula that’s packed full of key vitamins and minerals for dogs.  Choosing The Pets Table isn’t just a meal choice; it’s an investment in your dog’s long-term health and wellbeing. Visit The Pets Table’s website for a full list of vitamins & minerals included in each recipe.

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