Meat flavor and digest
Also appears on labels as: liver flavor, chicken liver flavor, pork liver flavor, chicken flavor, beef flavor, tuna extract
Hydrolyzed animal tissue sprayed onto kibble as a palatant. Digest specifically means tissue broken down with enzymes.
Watched ingredients get highlighted on every product panel you open.
- Where it comes from
- Rendering and enzymatic hydrolysis, usually at a dedicated palatant supplier.
- Why it's in the product
- The coating that makes a dry, extruded product worth eating.
- Safety and toxicity
- Regulated and not dangerous.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- When the flavor names a species (chicken liver flavor) you at least know what you are getting. Unnamed animal digest tells you nothing.
We make the longer argument about this one on the animal digest evidence page.
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 45 scored products
We flag it by name on 45 of them. Lowest scores first.
9LivesPlus Careimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Meow MixTender Centers Salmon & Chickenflagged on this product's score page
Kibbles 'n BitsOriginal Savory Beef & Chickenflagged on this product's score page
CesarFilet Mignon Flavor & Spring Vegetables Garnish Small Breed Dryflagged on this product's score page
Milk-BoneMaroSnacks With Real Bone Marrowflagged on this product's score page
TemptationsBlock Party BBQ Flavor Dry Cat Foodimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Purina Puppy ChowTender & Crunchy With Real Beef & Riceimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
PurinaDog Chow Complete Adult With Real Chickenflagged on this product's score page
Purina Dog ChowTender & Crunchy With Real Lamb & Turkey Flavorimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
CesarFilet Mignon Flavor Wet Dog Foodflagged on this product's score page
PurinaFriskies Seafood Sensations Dry Cat Foodflagged on this product's score page
CesarClassic Loaf in Sauce Grilled Steak & Eggs Flavorimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
FriskiesLil' Slurprises With Surimi Whitefish In A Dreamy Sauceimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Hill's Prescription DietKidney Care k/d Chicken & Vegetable Stewimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Purina Cat ChowComplete Chicken Dry Cat Foodflagged on this product's score page
PurinaBeneful Originals With Farm-Raised Beefflagged on this product's score page
Hill's Prescription Dietk/d Feline Pâté with Tunaimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Hill's Prescription Dietk/d Feline Dry with Chickenimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Hill's Prescription DietWeight Loss r/d Chicken Flavorimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
FriskiesSurfin' & Turfin' Favorites Dry Cat Foodflagged on this product's score page
Purina Pro PlanVeterinary Diets OM Overweight Management Feline Formulaimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
Royal CaninFeline Health Nutrition Indoor Adult Morsels in Gravyflagged on this product's score page
CesarHome Delights BBQ Chicken Flavor With Green Beans & Orzo In Sauceimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
CesarMinis Grilled Chicken Flavor With Vegetables Filets In Gravyimported, not reviewedflagged on this product's score page
21 more scored products list this ingredient. Showing the 24 lowest-scoring.