Rice flour
carb · base score 0.5 · also listed as reismehl, rice meal, ground rice
What is it?
Rice flour is a carbohydrate (starch/filler) ingredient. Graded medium: nutritionally adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout ingredient either way.
At a glance
- Category
- carb
- Grade
- medium
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 70 products
- Also listed as
- reismehl, rice meal, ground rice
Common questions about rice flour
Is Rice flour good for dogs?
It is nutritionally fine: we grade it medium, meaning adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
How many UK dog foods contain rice flour?
70 UK products list rice flour as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is rice flour called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: reismehl, rice meal, ground rice. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade rice flour?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but nothing special either way. 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.
Is rice flour a grain in dog food?
Rice flour is a finely ground carbohydrate made from rice and is used as a binder or energy source. It is gluten free and often appears as rice flour, rice meal, or ground rice on UK labels. Some dogs do better with rice based carbohydrates than others.
