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the sound of a happy dog is actually the sound of extruded meat-flavored gravel.
means dry, pellet-shaped pet food made by cooking a slurry of meat, grain, and fat, then pushing it through a machine that shapes and dries it.
from from the old english-derived verb kibble meaning to grind coarsely; originally referred to coarsely ground grain or corn before pet food companies adopted the word in the 1950s.
process namecalled extrusion, same tech that makes cereal puffs
shelf lifecan last over a year unopened, thanks to low moisture
shape sciencepellet shape designed partly to scrape dogs teeth