Cress
veg · base score 0.5 · also listed as kresse, garden cress
What is it?
Cress is a vegetable ingredient. Graded medium: nutritionally adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout ingredient either way.
At a glance
- Category
- veg
- Grade
- medium
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 7 products
- Also listed as
- kresse, garden cress
Common questions about cress
Is Cress good for dogs?
It is nutritionally fine: we grade it medium, meaning adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
How many UK dog foods contain cress?
7 UK products list cress as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is cress called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: kresse, garden cress. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade cress?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but nothing special either way. 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.
