Brown rice
Also appears on labels as: rice, white rice, ground white rice, ground rice, rice flour, brown rice flour
Rice with the bran layer left on (brown) or milled off (white).
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- Where it comes from
- Rice mills, largely US-grown for domestic pet food.
- Why it's in the product
- Digestible carbohydrate for energy, plus the starch that holds a kibble together during extrusion.
- Safety and toxicity
- Safe and well tolerated. Rice is naturally higher in inorganic arsenic than most grains because the plant takes it up from soil and water. Levels found in pet food have not been tied to illness, but it is a real reason not to feed a single-grain diet forever.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- White rice is a standard bland-diet ingredient for dogs recovering from stomach upset, specifically because it is low residue.
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 56 scored products
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