![]() ![]() ![]() Most homemade dog treat recipes don't contain more than a couple of tablespoons (or even teaspoons) of sugar. Don't add extra barley malt syrup in an attempt to increase the sweetness factor because like any sugar too much is not a good thing! Your dog will NOT mind this, but he will enjoy the malt flavor. Malt has a fairly distinctive flavor and is significantly less sweet than sugar, somewhere between one third and one half as sweet in fact. Malt has traditionally been used in livestock feed, and pet food, because of it's nutritional value.īarley malt syrup is a good source of vitamins (especially B vitamins), amino acids, enzymes, antioxidants, is a source of protein, and also acts as a prebiotic supporting digestive health. It is a good source of soluble fiber which helps make this syrup fall somewhere around the middle on the glycemic index (which measures how quickly blood sugar rises in response to ingesting a certain food). Here are the healthiest, most nutritious, and most natural sugar substitutes that you can use to create dog treats of all kinds: Barley Malt Syrupīarley malt syrup is made from sprouted barley malt and is a natural sweetener. Good Sugar Alternatives for Dog Treat Recipes ![]() Obviously it's important to be careful when using sugar, or any type of sugar alternative, for dogs with Type I ( the most common in dogs) or Type II diabetes. If I do use sugar I prefer it to be brown sugar, but as that gets hard really fast once opened, I like to use a variety of ways to keep my brown sugar soft (or soften it fast if I've forgotten to be prepared!). Many dog treat recipes include sugar as an ingredient, and of course you can use sugar in your recipes if you want to, but a little goes a long way. While it may be a different name, it's the same deadly dangerous ingredient! Some brands now list Xylitol as Birch Sugar on the ingredients list. Xylitol can be found in some peanut butters, and other nut butters, as well as in yogurts, candies and other products. Never add xylitol to food/treats intended for your dog and avoid food stuffs and other products which contain it. There is one sugar substitute which is highly toxic to dogs, and that is Xylitol. ![]()
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