Rice flour
carb ingredient
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.
Other names on labels: reismehl, rice meal, ground rice
At a glance
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 93 products
Products containing rice flour
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 rice flour
Is Rice flour good for dogs?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
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.
How many UK dog foods contain rice flour?
93 UK products list rice flour as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown above, sorted by rating.
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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.