GRAIN · PLANT
Soy flour
PETLYTIC SCORE
Acceptable
30/100 risk index
Soy flour 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
Common allergen. Can cause digestive issues in sensitive pets.
FDA PET STATUS
GRAS
FDA HUMAN STATUS
Not evaluated
EFSA STATUS
Not evaluated
NTP CARCINOGEN
Not listed
What Soy flour actually is
Common allergen. Can cause digestive issues in sensitive pets.
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 SOY FLOUR
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 | RECALLS (5YR) | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purina One | purina chicken bites | other | 0 | 60 |
| Purina | Beggin' Thick Cut Hickory Smoke Flavor | treat dog | 0 | 46 |
| Purina | Frosty Paws Vanilla | wet dog | 0 | 46 |
| Dog Chow | Turkey n Gravy | wet dog | 0 | 40 |
| Moist & Meaty | Steak flavor | wet dog | 0 | 40 |
| Dog Chow | Lamb n Gravy | wet dog | 0 | 40 |
| Friskies | Tuna Rice Spinach & Tomato Wet Cat Food | wet cat | 0 | 39 |
| Beneful | IncrediBites with real beef, tomatoes, carrots & wild rice | wet dog | 1 | 35 |
| Purina Cat Chow | Purina Cat Chow Complete Adult Dry Cat Food 20 lb | dry cat | 0 | 30 |
| Alpo | Alpo Prime Cuts in Gravy Beef Wet Dog Food 13.2 oz (12-pack) | wet dog | 0 | 28 |
| Milk Bone | Chews Flavor Twists dog snacks | treat dog | 0 | 0 |
| Purina | Purina Cat Chow Indoor + immune health blend | dry dog | 0 | 0 |
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