INGREDIENT
Tapioca Starch
The starch extracted from the cassava root, used as a grain-free binder and carbohydrate.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Easy on digestion and rarely allergenic, though it brings energy and little else.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Blue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Chicken and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food
26.7% protein
Blue Natural Veterinary Diet GI Gastrointestinal Support Low Fat Dry Dog Food
26.7% protein
Blue Wilderness Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
37.8% protein
Blue Wilderness Adult Large Breed Healthy Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
31.1% protein
Blue Wilderness Adult Small Bite Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
37.8% protein
Blue Wilderness Large Breed Adult Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
35.6% protein
Blue Wilderness Large Breed Adult Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food
35.6% protein
Blue Wilderness Large Breed Puppy Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
38.9% 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.
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