Beef fat
Also appears on labels as: beef tallow, beef fat naturally preserved, beef fat preserved with mixed tocopherols, bacon fat, lamb fat, pork fat
Rendered fat from a named species. More saturated than poultry fat, so it is more shelf-stable.
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- Where it comes from
- Rendering plants.
- Why it's in the product
- Energy and palatability.
- Safety and toxicity
- Safe. As with any fat, check what preserves it. Beef fat preserved with BHA is the version we flag, and the flag is about the preservative.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- Total dietary fat is the thing to watch for pancreatitis-prone dogs.
General reference, not veterinary advice. Dose, breed, and existing conditions change the answer, so talk to your vet before changing what your pet eats. Think we got this wrong? Tell us and we log it publicly.
Found in 28 scored products
Lowest scores first. Its presence here is not what drove those scores.
4 more scored products list this ingredient. Showing the 24 lowest-scoring.