D-Xylose
additive ingredient
What is it?
D-Xylose is an additive, such as a preservative, flavouring or colouring. Graded poor: cheap, vague or of questionable value, so it drags a product’s score down.
At a glance
- Base score
- -1 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 1 product
Products containing d-xylose
Results reflect the latest label we hold for each product, not a live check of today's recipe. Open a product to see its source and last-checked date.
Common questions about d-xylose
Is D-Xylose 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 d-xylose?
1 UK product lists d-xylose as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown above, sorted by rating.
How does Open Dog Food grade d-xylose?
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.