INGREDIENT
Sweet Potatoes
Also printed as “Fresh Sweet Potatoes” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Why it turns up in dog food
- Beta carotene for eyes plus soluble fiber that firms up stools.
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods that list it
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Beef & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Pear Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Apple Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Pork & Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food
81
Canidae Pure Grain-Free Healthy Weight Real Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
64
Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Bison, Lentil & Carrot Recipe Dry Dog Food
59
Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Duck & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food
75
Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Lamb & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food
75
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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