Blueberries

Blueberries appears on the labels of 61 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (25 percent of the database), in label forms including Blueberries, blueberries, whole blueberries, Blueberry Powder.

What it is

Blueberries, usually dried: anthocyanin antioxidants in a very small panel share.

Why makers use it

Antioxidant story and label appeal in one line.

What to watch for

Honest reading: at typical inclusion rates the dose is small. Blueberries do no harm and look like food because they are food.

Highest scoring recipes that carry it

The full database, filterable by brand, format, life stage and grains, is the reviews index; the food finder answers it by the proteins a dog must avoid.

Often on the same panels

Chelated and Proteinate Minerals, Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Salt, Mixed Tocopherols. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.