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Hemicellulase

An enzyme that breaks down hemicellulose, a plant cell wall fiber.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Helps break open plant cell walls so more of the nutrition inside becomes available.
An ingredient on its own tells you very little. What matters is how much of it there is and where it sits in the list. That is why we weigh the top five rather than reacting to any single name further down. Back to the wiki

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