Ingredient glossary
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) in dog food
Added to fake a savoury, meaty taste when there is not enough real meat to do the job. Good food does not need it.
Ingredient to avoid
Which foods contain it?
Not on any matched label yet
None of the foods we've matched so far list this ingredient - as soon as one does, it appears here automatically.
Related ingredients
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.
How our rating worksThis is label analysis, not veterinary advice - if your dog has a health condition, talk to your vet before switching foods.