Egg
Also appears on labels as: eggs, whole eggs, dried egg, dried eggs, egg product, dried egg product
Whole eggs, usually dried. Egg product is the shell-free contents, which may include eggs that were not graded for retail sale.
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- Where it comes from
- Egg processing plants and breaker facilities.
- Why it's in the product
- The reference standard for protein quality. Egg has the amino acid profile everything else gets scored against, plus choline and biotin.
- Safety and toxicity
- No concern. Commercial egg product is pasteurized.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- Egg is a moderately common allergen in dogs, though well behind beef, dairy, and chicken.
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 149 scored products
Lowest scores first. Its presence here is not what drove those scores.
125 more scored products list this ingredient. Showing the 24 lowest-scoring.