INGREDIENT
Guar
The short name for guar gum, a thickener from the guar bean.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- A soluble fiber used to thicken wet food, contributing texture rather than nutrition.
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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