Flavor
additive ingredient
What is it?
Flavor 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
- 109 products
Products containing flavor
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 flavor
Is Flavor 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.
What is flavour, also listed as 'flavor', in dog food?
Flavour, sometimes written as flavor on certain labels, is an additive used to improve palatability. It does not provide significant protein, fat, vitamins or minerals. On UK labels you may see terms such as flavouring or natural flavouring.
How many UK dog foods contain flavor?
109 UK products list flavor as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown above, sorted by rating.
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How does Open Dog Food grade flavor?
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.