INGREDIENT
Quinoa
The seed of the quinoa plant, a gluten-free pseudocereal.
Why it turns up in dog food
- One of the few plants with a complete amino acid profile, plus magnesium and no gluten.
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.
Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Roasted Lamb with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food
59
Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Roasted Rabbit with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food
53
Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Smoked Salmon with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food
64
Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Smoked Turkey with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food
64
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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