Mixed tocopherols

PETLYTIC SCORE

Acceptable

0/100 risk index

Mixed tocopherols 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.

FDA PET STATUS

Not evaluated

FDA HUMAN STATUS

Not evaluated

EFSA STATUS

Not evaluated

NTP CARCINOGEN

Not listed

What Mixed tocopherols actually is

Mixed tocopherols is a other commonly found in commercial pet food. It is sourced from unknown origins and is classified as acceptable quality by Chowmark's scoring rubric.

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 MIXED TOCOPHEROLS

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
Acana	Acana Puppy Recipe Dog Food	dry dog	81
Acana	Acana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry Adult Dog Food	dry dog	80
Acana	Acana Wholesome Grains Red Meat Adult Dog Food	dry dog	80
Orijen	Orijen Puppy Dog Food	dry dog	79
Orijen	Orijen Original Adult Dog Food	dry dog	79
Orijen	Orijen Six Fish Dog Food	dry dog	79
Acana	Acana Singles + Wholesome Grains Limited Ingredient Lamb Dog Food	dry dog	79
Orijen	Orijen Original Adult Cat Food	dry cat	79
Orijen	Orijen Regional Red Dog Food	dry dog	79
Acana	Acana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Cat Food	dry cat	78
nutrivia	nature	dry dog	40
Pure Bites	Pure Bites Food Topper Chicken Recipe	dry dog	0

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