Same disclosure pattern as other "flavor" ingredients — it doesn't name the species or confirm any actual liver content beyond what's separately listed as a named ingredient. Not dangerous, just vague.

The same good preservation practice as chicken fat preserved this way — mixed tocopherols (natural vitamin E) instead of a synthetic option like BHA. Beef fat itself carries the same allergen consideration as other beef-derived ingredients, but the preservation method here isn't the concern. Score: 6/10.

Partial hydrogenation creates trans fats — the same compounds the FDA determined were not "generally recognized as safe" and banned from human food manufacturing in 2018 due to cardiovascular risk. That ban does not extend to pet food. There is no nutritional justification for choosing this processing method when unhydrogenated fats and oils are widely available.

Same disclosure gap as "Natural Flavors" generally — real in origin, but the exact source isn't named, and it doesn't guarantee the product contains actual chicken beyond what's separately listed. Not dangerous, just under-disclosed.

87.5★ Grade A-

9/6/2026