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Pet food ingredient encyclopedia

73 ingredients scored individually per species. Click any ingredient to see its benefits, risks, and products that contain it.

Proteins

A
Dehydrated chicken Excellent
A
Fresh chicken Excellent
A
Salmon Excellent
A
Lamb Excellent
A
Duck Excellent
A
Turkey Excellent
A
Insects (Black soldier fly) Excellent
A
Herring Excellent
A
Mackerel Excellent
A
Sardine Excellent
A
Anchovy Excellent
A
Hake Excellent
A
Trout Excellent
A
Tuna Excellent
A
Cod Excellent
A
Venison Excellent
A
Rabbit Excellent
A
Quail Excellent
A
Egg Excellent
A
Goat Excellent
A
Bison Excellent
B
Beef Good
B
White fish Good
B
Hydrolyzed poultry proteins Good
B
Pork Good
B
Fish meal Good
C
Poultry meal Average
D
Animal by-products Poor
D
Processed animal proteins Poor

Cereals and starches

A
Sweet potato Excellent
B
Rice Good
B
Barley Good
B
Oat Good
B
Sorghum Good
B
Potato Good
B
Peas Good
B
Lentils Good
C
Corn Average
C
Wheat Average
C
Cassava Average

Fibres

A
FOS (Fructo-oligosaccharides) Excellent
A
MOS (Mannan-oligosaccharides) Excellent
A
Psyllium Excellent
A
Timothy hay Excellent
B
Beet pulp Good
B
Meadow hay Good
B
Alfalfa Good
C
Cellulose Average

Fats and oils

A
Chicken fat Excellent
A
Salmon oil Excellent
A
Flaxseed oil Excellent
B
Coconut oil Good
D
Animal fats (unspecified) Poor

Vitamins and minerals

A
Vitamin A Excellent
A
Vitamin D3 Excellent
A
Vitamin E Excellent
A
Zinc Excellent
A
Selenium Excellent

Beneficial additives

A
Taurine Excellent
A
L-carnitine Excellent
A
Glucosamine Excellent
A
Chondroitin Excellent
A
Probiotics Excellent
A
Yucca schidigera Excellent
A
Brewer's yeast Excellent

Problematic additives

D
Carrageenan Poor
D
Caramel Poor
E
BHA (E320) Avoid
E
BHT (E321) Avoid
E
Ethoxyquin Avoid
E
Propylene glycol Avoid
E
Colorants (E102, E110, E124, E129) Avoid
E
Added sugars Avoid