Cereals
carb · base score -1 · also listed as cereals, grains, cereal, cereal grains, getreide
What is it?
Cereals is a carbohydrate (starch/filler) ingredient. Graded poor: cheap, vague or of questionable value, so it drags a product’s score down.
At a glance
- Category
- carb
- Grade
- poor
- Base score
- -1 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 290 products
- Also listed as
- cereals, grains, cereal, cereal grains, getreide
Common questions about cereals
Is Cereals good for dogs?
We grade it as a poor ingredient: typically cheap, vague or of questionable nutritional value, so it drags a product’s score down. One poor ingredient does not make a food bad on its own, but a recipe built from several usually scores low.
How many UK dog foods contain cereals?
290 UK products list cereals as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is cereals called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: cereals, grains, cereal, cereal grains, getreide. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade cereals?
We grade it poor, our lowest grade, used for cheap, vague or low-value ingredients. Every ingredient is converted to its dry-matter share and scored from our glossary before a recipe gets its 1-100 rating; the full method is on our methodology page.
What does cereals mean on a dog food label?
Cereals is a broad term for grains such as wheat, maize, rice or barley. The exact type and quality are not specified on the label.
Are cereals bad for dogs?
Cereals provide carbohydrates and some fibre, but they are a lower information ingredient than named grains because the source is unclear. Many dogs tolerate them well.
