Ingredient file // Ingredient
Capelin
A small cold-water fish of the smelt family.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A small oily fish rich in EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids, sitting low on the food chain so contaminant load is minimal.
On the shelf
Foods that list it
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
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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