Carrots

Carrots appears on the labels of 112 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (46 percent of the database), in label forms including Carrots, Dried Carrots, CARROTS, whole carrots, carrots, carrot and 1 more label forms.

What it is

Carrot in dried, powdered or whole form: fibre, beta carotene and natural sweetness.

Why makers use it

A recognisable vegetable for fresh panels and a modest fibre and antioxidant contribution to dry ones.

What to watch for

At the positions carrots usually occupy, treat them as garnish with benefits rather than a nutrient pillar.

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

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