Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etc

Potato starch in dog food

Potatoes are becoming more popular in dog foods as anti-grain sentiment continues to increase. Potato starch often forms the all important binding agent in grain-free dry foods, without which the biscuits simply wouldn't form.

Unfortunately, while whole potatoes contain a range of healthy nutrients, pure potato starch contains... well, pure starch and many nutritionists still have doubts over whether dogs can digest significant amounts of starches efficiently.

Find foods containing Potato starch See the full Ingredient Glossary

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Sasha 4 years ago

Just bought tender and true dry dog food, have some concerns with potato flour, sodium selenite, dried beet pulp, chicken liver meal digest...any opinions on this?

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