What is Green Tripe ? Well, Green refers not to the color but signifies that the product has not been cooked or modified in any way and Tripe is the stomach of ruminating animals.
Green Tripe can be fed as a stand alone or added to your dogs diet. Tripe is loaded with digestive enzymes that help dogs to better utilize their food.
Green Tripe is best when it is fresh and raw, GreenTripe.com offers a great assortment of prepackaged green tripe sourced from USDA approved grass fed, organic raised cattle.
If you can’t stomach (no pun intended) feeding pure raw, Solid Gold makes a nice canned Tripe product called Green Cow.
Happy Feeding !
Tripe Analysis*
A sample of green tripe was analyzed by Woodson-Tenent Laboratories, Inc. in Gainesville, Georgia. The results for sample #G97-16346 are as follows:
Moisture 71.37%
Crude Fat 11.70%
Protein 15.82%
Ash 1.23%
Phosphorous 0.14%
Calcium 0.12%
Calories 756.35 cal/lb.
pH 6.12
Lactic Acid Bacteria 12,000 CFU/G
Linoleic Acid (EFA) 2.72%
Linolenic Acid (EFA) 0.37%
In an analysis of a sample of green tripe by a Woodson-Tenant Lab in Atlanta, Georgia, it was discovered that the calcium:phosphorous ratio is 1:1, the overall pH is on the acidic side which is better for digestion, protein is 15.1, fat 11.7 and it contained the essential fatty acids, Linoleic and Linolenic, in their recommended proportions. Also discovered, was the presence of Lactic Acid Bacteria. Lactic Acid Bacteria, also known as Lactobacillus Acidophilus, is the good intestinal bacteria.
Resources
- Watch Mike Rowe from Dirty Jobs making Green Tripe at the GreenTripe company in California.
- Green Tripe company
- True Carnivores website for Natural Rearing Dog Owners
*Tripe Analysis from True Carnivores.com
04/02/2009 at 5:43 pm Permalink
I have been feeding green tripe as part of my puppy’s diet over the past couple of months (he is now 9 months.) I was just getting ready to switch him to green tripe and vegetables completely when he developed terrible bad breath, increased salivation, and enlarged lymph nodes. My vet has no idea why and has only provided some topical gum remedies to use. Has anyone else had a problem feeding the tripe. Everything I have read about green tripe is positive.
06/02/2009 at 7:39 pm Permalink
I have never heard of a correlation between bad breath, salivation and enlarged nodes with green tripe – however you should discuss your overall diet with a veterinary nutritionist to see if there is a something else in the diet contributing.
Happy feeding !