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Potatoes and Potato Starch appears on the labels of 68 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (28 percent of the database), in label forms including Potato Starch, Potatoes, POTATO STARCH, POTATOES, potatoes.
Potato in whole or starch form. The starch fraction is nearly pure carbohydrate used to hold kibble and treats together.
Binding and energy in grain free and soft treat recipes, where its stickiness is the point.
Potato protein, listed separately in this dictionary, is the fraction that does protein work; potato starch does none.
| Recipe | Score / 100 | Format | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Wet | 91 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild High Prairie Wet | 91 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild Wetlands Wet | 91 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Wet | 91 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Hill's Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Grain Free Chicken & Potato Recipe | 91 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Merrick Lil' Plates Small Breed Grain Free Dry Puppy Food | 88 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Victor Grain Free Formula with Beef and Vegetables Cuts in Gravy | 87 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Merrick Backcountry Bone Broth Coated Beef & Bison | 87 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
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.
Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Selenium Yeast and Sodium Selenite, Choline Chloride, Salt. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.
The definition is written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions and standard label practice, in our own words. The recipe count and links are computed from our scored recipe database, labels read November 2026; counts move as the database grows.
Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.