Heads
meat · base score -1 · also listed as animal heads, poultry heads, heads
What is it?
We haven't written a full explanation for this one yet. It's in the meat category and currently graded poor.
At a glance
- Category
- meat
- Grade
- poor
- Base score
- -1 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 1 products
- Also listed as
- animal heads, poultry heads, heads
Common questions about heads
Is Heads 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 heads?
1 UK product lists heads as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is heads called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: animal heads, poultry heads, heads. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade heads?
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.
