INGREDIENT
Garlic
The bulb of the garlic plant, used in very small quantities.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Carries sulfur compounds traditionally credited with immune and antiparasitic support. Safe at the small amounts used in dog food, though large quantities are not.
Other Names For This
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
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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