INGREDIENT

Potatoes

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

The tuber of the potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate.

Why it turns up in dog food

Grain-free energy with potassium, though a lot of it pushes the starch level up.

Other names for this

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

Fresh Potatoes Organic Potatoes Whole Potatoes

Foods that list it

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

AvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food 70 AvoDerm Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food 70 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Turkey & Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 39 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Duck and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 38 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 43 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 39 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Senior Turkey and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 28 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Small Breed Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 43

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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