raspberries
Raspberries are a fine low-sugar berry with one viral myth attached — their trace natural xylitol is real chemistry at a dose that doesn't reach dogs.
Also appears on labels as: raspberry · dried raspberries · whole raspberries
What it is
Whole raspberries, fresh or dried: low sugar, good fiber, respectable polyphenols. They also contain naturally occurring xylitol — the fact behind recurring social-media scares — at levels measured in fractions of a gram per cup, orders of magnitude below doses of concern.
Why it's in pet food
Berry-medley palatability and antioxidant shorthand on labels; an easy one-at-a-time treat at home. The xylitol myth deserves the honest version: ADDED xylitol (sweeteners, sugar-free products) is acutely dangerous to dogs; the trace amounts native to raspberries would require absurd, bucket-scale quantities to matter.
How Bowlmark scores it
Scores are deterministic math over the printed label — the rules below apply to every product identically, and nothing estimates or fills in a blank.
Neutral in the engine: not a bonus term (blueberry and cranberry hold the berry seats), no deduction, no flag. The engine's xylitol vigilance targets xylitol as a listed ingredient — where it belongs — not fruits that contain natural traces.
For dogs
A handful-a-day habit for a small dog is more berry than anyone needs, but the practical limit is sugar and stool, not xylitol; a few berries as treats are simply fine.
Foods that list raspberries
Ranked by score where scores exist. Placement here is never sold.
- Taste of the Wild Lowland Creek Feline Recipe with Roasted Quail & Roasted Duck91
- Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb91
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb90
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Wetlands Canine Recipe with Roasted Fowl90
- Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Venison87
- Taste of the Wild Canyon River Feline Recipe with Trout and Smoke-Flavored Salmon85
- Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Bison in Gravy84
- Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Canine Recipe with Smoke-Flavored Salmon84
Compare foods that list raspberries
Same species, same form, both scored — closest scores first, so the comparison is a real one.
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb vs Taste of the Wild Ancient Wetlands Canine Recipe with Roasted Fowl
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb vs Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Wetlands Canine Recipe with Roasted Fowl vs Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb
- Taste of the Wild Ancient Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb vs Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Venison
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Bowlmark. "Raspberries in pet food — what it is and how it scores." https://www.bowlmark.com/ingredient/raspberries
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