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Ingredient glossary

Meat and animal derivatives in dog food

The vaguest term on any UK label - it can mean almost any animal part from almost any species, and the recipe can change batch to batch. You deserve to know what your dog is actually eating.

15/100quality score / 100Ingredient to avoid
415foods list it on the label
14.3/100their average ODF Score

Found in 415 foods

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

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 works

This is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.

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