Study: We can eat dog food

NEW YORK. Call it a recession special in a can: Some organic dog foods may be as delicious — or disgusting — as their human food counterparts, claims the American Association of Wine Economists. In a paper called “Can People Distinguish Pate from Dog Food,” the group concluded that people, in fact, can not.

For their study, the AAWE fed volunteers from five unlabeled bowls, containing: organic canned turkey and chicken formula for puppies/active dogs, duck liver, pork liver, liverwurst, and spam. Only 3 of 18 volunteers were able to correctly identify the dog food.

“Although human beings do not enjoy eating dog food, they are also not able to distinguish its flavor profile from other meat-based products that are intended for human consumption,” the paper concluded.