Hydrolysed starch in dog food
Starch broken down into simple sugars, used as a binder and energy source. It is a refined carbohydrate with little to offer beyond calories.
Found in 11 foods
The highest-scoring foods on our directory with this ingredient on the label.
Related ingredients
Same family, own scores - the colour tells you 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.
How our rating worksThis is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.





