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What dog food ingredients should I avoid? Are grains like wheat bad?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | German Shepherd | Female | unspayed | 1 year old | 59 lbs

What are the ingredients should I avoid in my dog’s dry food? As i always see i should avoid wheat corn rice grain• And i found that there is wheat in royal canin ingredients and it supposed to be one of the best brands in the world. Please answer all of my questions because i need this info. Urgently • thanks

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Answered By Stephanie Echols, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on December 24th, 2017

Thanks for using Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach! I would avoid the foods with a lot of dyes, like in Beneful. Royal Canin is an excellent food and wheat, corn, and rice grain are not bad ingredients. I would stick with Royal Canin. Good luck and kisses to Soska!

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