MYTH OR FACT
NATURAL INGREDIENTS ARE ALWAYS BETTER Myth
The word “natural” implies quality. But does it really mean that? We’re all unconsciously drawn to the word “natural”. But are natural ingredients always better than non-natural ones? As the name says, natural ingredients come from nature. Think of herbs, essential oils, or certain vitamins. But feeds may also contain many substances that are created in laboratories. These non-natural substances are called synthetic substances. Did you know that, in many cases, the equine body can’t tell the difference between natural and synthetic substances? Vitamins, for example. When a synthetic vitamin is identical to a natural one, it makes no difference if that vitamin came from a plant or from a lab. The molecules are identical and have exactly the same effect. There is also often no difference in how the body absorbs it. Another advantage of synthetic vitamins is their tolerance to environmental conditions. Synthetic vitamins are, for example, less sensitive to temperature differences, moisture, air, and pH values. At Cavalor, we choose nutrients that provide optimum stability and digestibility. We find that it is more important to judge a nutrient by its effectiveness than to choose solely based on its origins.
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