Plant Extracts
additive · base score -0.2 · also listed as plant extracts, herbal extracts, botanical extracts
What is it?
We haven't written a full explanation for this one yet. It's in the additive category and currently graded poor.
At a glance
- Category
- additive
- Grade
- poor
- Base score
- -0.2 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 0 products
- Also listed as
- plant extracts, herbal extracts, botanical extracts
Common questions about plant extracts
Is Plant Extracts 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 plant extracts?
None of the UK products in our database currently list plant extracts as an ingredient.
What else is plant extracts called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: plant extracts, herbal extracts, botanical extracts. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade plant extracts?
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.
No products in our database currently use this ingredient.