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INGREDIENT

Oatmeal

Also printed as “Organic Oatmeal” on some labels. Same ingredient.

Oats that have been rolled or ground, used as a whole grain carbohydrate.

Oatmeal

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Its soluble fiber steadies digestion, and it suits many dogs that do badly on wheat.

Other Names For This

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

Oatmeal Organic Oatmeal

Foods That List It

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

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 AvoDerm Weight Support Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food 22.2% protein Bil-Jac Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food 26.7% 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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