INGREDIENT
Black Pepper
The dried berry of the pepper vine, ground.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Contains piperine, a compound that improves the absorption of some other nutrients. Used in very small amounts.
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.
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