Sodium carbonate
additive · base score 0.2 · also listed as sodium carbonate, soda ash
What is it?
Sodium carbonate 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.
At a glance
- Category
- additive
- Grade
- poor
- Base score
- 0.2 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 4 products
- Also listed as
- sodium carbonate, soda ash
Common questions about sodium carbonate
Is Sodium carbonate 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 sodium carbonate?
4 UK products list sodium carbonate as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is sodium carbonate called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: sodium carbonate, soda ash. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade sodium carbonate?
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.
