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animal digest in dog food

How Sniff sees it

A liquid flavoring made from hydrolyzed animal tissue, sprayed onto kibble for palatability. Common, not directly harmful, but vague about source.

Where animal digest sits in the Sniff System

animal digest carries a caution flag in the Sniff System. The methodology does not categorically reject it, but does penalize products where it appears in problematic concentrations, problematic combinations, or without offsetting positive ingredients.

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