This Vitamin Is Called Folate...

But don’t go jumping off this page to search for it on

Amazon or at the grocery store

Because while folate is sometimes added to commercial dog foods and supplements

And can be found in food sources like leafy greens, beans, peanuts, sunflower seeds, some whole grains, and liver

Simply adding folate-rich foods, or a folate supplement, to your dog’s diet is very unlikely to give them the cellular support they need

The reason why is pretty simple:

Folate is extremely sensitive to heat, exposure to air, and even sunlight 3

Which means it’s “zapped out” of processed dog foods like kibble

And even healthier (and more expensive) food choices aren’t much better

Because one study found that dehydration can reduce folate levels in food by a staggering 50% 4

While other studies have shown that the longer a food is cooked, the less folate is retained (even in veggies!) 5

And that adding heat to foods can lower folate levels by as much as 86%!