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INGREDIENT

Wheat

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

The grain of the wheat plant, one of the most widely grown cereals.

Wheat

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Straightforward carbohydrate energy. One of the more common triggers for food-sensitive dogs.

Other Names For This

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

Ground Wheat

Foods That List It

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

Cesar Filet Mignon Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Dry Dog Food 29.5% protein Cesar Porterhouse Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Dry Dog Food 29.5% protein Cesar Rotisserie Chicken Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Dry Dog Food 29.5% 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 Eukanuba Adult Small Bites 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. Back to the wiki

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