INGREDIENT
Wheat Gluten
The protein fraction separated from wheat after the starch is washed away.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Concentrated plant protein that also gives kibble its structure. Not for the few truly gluten-intolerant dogs.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
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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