Titanium dioxide
additive · base score -1 · also listed as titanium dioxide, e171
What is it?
Titanium dioxide 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
- -1 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 0 products
- Also listed as
- titanium dioxide, e171
Common questions about titanium dioxide
Is Titanium dioxide 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 titanium dioxide?
None of the UK products in our database currently list titanium dioxide as an ingredient.
What else is titanium dioxide called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: titanium dioxide, e171. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade titanium dioxide?
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.