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Ingredient glossary

Chitosan in dog food

A fibre made from crustacean shells, used to bind fat and support weight and urinary formulas. A functional additive with a specific job rather than everyday nutrition.

Acceptable - watch the amount
7foods list it on the label

Found in 7 foods

The highest-scoring foods on our directory with this ingredient on the label.

Same family - the colour tells you the classification at a glance.

How this score is used

Every ingredient's quality score feeds the ODF Score of every food that lists it, weighted by label position - the formula is public, down to the last penalty.

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