Dried Chicory Root and Inulin

Dried Chicory Root and Inulin appears on the labels of 109 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (45 percent of the database), in label forms including Dried Chicory Root, Fructooligosaccharides (FOS), Fructooligosaccharides, dried chicory root, inulin, Inulin and 2 more label forms.

What it is

Chicory root fibre, rich in inulin, a fructan the dog cannot digest but its gut bacteria can. Inulin and FOS on a panel are the same idea in purified form.

Why makers use it

A prebiotic: it feeds the bacteria rather than the dog, shifting the gut population toward fermenters that produce useful metabolites.

What to watch for

Too much, too fast, ferments to gas. In normal panel positions it is a quiet quality signal.

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, Mixed Tocopherols, Salt. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.