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Ingredient glossary

Meat meal (unspecified) in dog food

Rendered meat from unnamed species. Meal itself is concentrated protein and not inherently bad - the problem is the word "meat" hiding which animal it came from, batch to batch.

30/100quality score / 100Ingredient to avoid
61foods list it on the label
37/100their average ODF Score

Found in 61 foods

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

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Same family, own scores - the colour tells you at a glance.

Meat Greaves 40 Meat meal & gravy 28 Digest (unspecified) 25 Meat and animal derivatives 15

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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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