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INGREDIENT

Brown Rice

Also printed as “Ground Brown Rice” on some labels. Same ingredient.

Rice with only the inedible outer hull removed, so the bran and germ stay on the grain.

Brown Rice

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Steady energy rather than a spike, with fiber and magnesium the milled version loses.

Other Names For This

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Ground Brown Rice Organic Brown Rice Organic Ground Brown Rice

Foods That List It

A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.

Artemis Fresh Mix Medium-Large Dog All Life Stages Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein Artemis Fresh Mix Small Breed Dog All Life Stages Dry Dog Food 31.1% protein AvoDerm Large Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein AvoDerm Original Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein AvoDerm Original Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 23.3% protein AvoDerm Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein AvoDerm Senior Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food 22.2% protein AvoDerm Small Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein
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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