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Is Coconut Oil good or bad in dog food?
Coconut Oil is a fat or oil and rates as Good in our analysis.
Good Bottom line: Coconut Oil is a good, beneficial ingredient — a positive sign wherever it appears on the label.
Named fat (MCTs).
This is a solid, beneficial ingredient and a positive sign wherever it appears on the label.
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What is Coconut Oil?
Coconut Oil is a fat or oil used in dog food. On a label it may also appear as: coconut oil.
What to look for on the label
Ingredients are listed by weight, so the ones near the top make up most of the recipe. Coconut Oil near the top is a good sign. The fastest way to judge a whole product is to paste its full ingredient list into our free dog food checker, which grades it A–F and flags every ingredient like this one.
How Coconut Oil affects the WoofScore
Our grade rewards named whole proteins, vegetables, fruit and beneficial supplements, and penalises vague by-products, cheap fillers, artificial colours and controversial preservatives. Coconut Oil contributes as a good-tier item; read the full scoring methodology to see exactly how the grade is calculated.