Polysorbate
additive ingredient
What is it?
Polysorbate 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.
Other names on labels: tween
At a glance
- Base score
- 0.2 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 0 products
No products in our catalogue currently list this ingredient.
Try another entry in the ingredient glossary.
Common questions about polysorbate
Is Polysorbate 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 polysorbate?
None of the UK products in our database currently list polysorbate as an ingredient.
What else is polysorbate called on labels?
Manufacturers can also list it as tween. We match this to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
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How does Open Dog Food grade polysorbate?
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.