Corn gluten meal

PETLYTIC SCORE

Acceptable

35/100 risk index

Corn gluten meal is a common pet food ingredient with a mixed record. Here's what the data says about its safety, nutritional value, and how it's used across the brands in our database.

THE HONEST ANSWER

Protein concentrate from grain processing. Used to boost protein percentage cheaply.

FDA PET STATUS

GRAS

FDA HUMAN STATUS

Not evaluated

EFSA STATUS

Not evaluated

NTP CARCINOGEN

Not listed

What Corn gluten meal actually is

Protein concentrate from grain processing. Used to boost protein percentage cheaply.

Why it's still in pet food when human food has moved on

Two reasons: cost and regulatory inertia. Pet food regulation lags human food regulation by decades. Premium brands have largely moved away from it. The cheap ones still use it.

WHICH BRANDS STILL USE CORN GLUTEN MEAL

We checked every brand in our database. Here's the partial list — the products with the highest sales volume that still include this ingredient.

BRAND	PRODUCT	CATEGORY	SCORE
Purina Pro Plan	Purina Pro Plan Sport 30/20 All Life Stages Chicken & Rice Dry Dog Food 50 lb	dry dog	74
Royal Canin	Royal Canin Size Health Nutrition Medium Adult Dry Dog Food 30 lb	dry dog	68
Hill's Science Diet	Large breed puppy	dry dog	67
Hills Prescription Diet	Hill's Prescription Diet c/d Urinary Care Dry Cat Food 17.6 lb	dry cat	66
Royal Canin	Royal Canin Indoor Adult Dry Cat Food 15 lb	dry cat	64
Royal Canin	Royal Canin Neutered Satiety Balance veterinary care nutrition 12 kg	dry cat	63
Purina One	Selective Palate Cat Meat	dry cat	60
Purina One	purina chicken bites	other	60
Purina One	purina one chicken and rice 8lb	other	60
Purina One	Vibrant maturity	other	60
Purina One	Dual Defence Chicken Cat Biscuits	dry cat	60
Purina One	Purina One Adult Chicken and Rice Dog Food	dry dog	60
Purina One	Purina ONE SmartBlend Adult Chicken & Rice Dry Dog Food 40 lb	dry dog	58
Royal Canin	Oral Care	dry cat	57
Purina One	Purina ONE SmartBlend Adult Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food 31.1 lb	dry dog	57
Hill's Science Diet	Hill's Science Diet Hairball Control	dry dog	57
Purina One	Purina ONE Tender Selects Blend Adult Cat Chicken Dry Cat Food 22 lb	dry cat	55
Royal Canin	Urinary Care	dry cat	54
Iams	Iams ProActive Health Adult Indoor Weight & Hairball Care Dry Cat Food 22 lb	dry cat	50
Royal Canin	Weight Care	dry dog	48

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