INGREDIENT
Bone Meal
Ground animal bone, used as a mineral source.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Supplies calcium and phosphorus in a natural ratio, which helps balance the minerals in a meat-heavy recipe.
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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