We spent 15 months developing our bone broth toppers and worked closely with veterinarian nutritionists to produce a product that was both (1) low sodium and (2) more than 10-20x more nutritionally dense (proteins, fats, vitamins and minerals) than typical boxed bone broth currently on the market. Our sodium levels are well within daily recommend salt intake levels for healthy dogs of all ages per Small Animal Clinical Nutrition published guidelines.
These guidelines suggest about 0.5% sodium in a dog's daily diet. That would work out to approximately 1250 -1500 mg of sodium (based on approximately 250-300 grams or about 2 cups of kibble per day) for a typical medium sized dog. For older dogs, the guidance is lowered to about 0.4% in their daily diet.
Sodium is 2.0% of the Furvor bone broth topper formula (i.e. 2 grams per 100 grams). If you had a small to medium sized dog and mixed1 tablespoon of Furvor bone broth topper into your dog’s kibble with the recommended 1/2 cup of water, sodium would represent about 0.25% of the serving.
So why does sodium appear second on the ingredient list? Because virtually all of our bone broth is exactly that - concentrated natural bone broth.
The Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), which governs labeling for pet products, does not require sodium to be disclosed as part of the Guaranteed Analysis on pet food products. We have chosen to provide supplemental disclosure in our product material to support our low sodium profile.