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INGREDIENT

Pumpkin

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

The flesh of the pumpkin squash, used cooked or dried in dog food.

Pumpkin

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Firms up loose stools and eases mild constipation.

Other Names For This

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

Organic Pumpkin

Foods That List It

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

AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Wholesome Grains Salmon & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein Earthborn Holistic Adult Vantage Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein Earthborn Holistic Coastal Catch Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein Earthborn Holistic Meadow Feast Grain-Free Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein Earthborn Holistic Ocean Fusion Dry Dog Food 25.6% protein Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Smoked Salmon with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Smoked Turkey with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein Earthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Alaska Pollock Meal & Pumpkin 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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