INGREDIENT
Corn
Also printed as “Ground Corn” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Digestible energy and linoleic acid once cooked, though its protein is weaker than meat protein.
Other Names For This
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Blue Seal Entrust Active Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
31.5% protein
Blue Seal Entrust Adult Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
29.2% protein
Blue Seal Entrust Large Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
31.5% protein
Diamond Hi-Energy Dry Dog Food
26.7% protein
Eukanuba Adult Dry Dog Food
25.6% protein
Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food
25.6% protein
Eukanuba Adult Large Breed Lamb Dry Dog Food
25.0% protein
Eukanuba Adult Medium Breed Dry Dog Food
27.8% 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.
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