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  "schema": "vpfd-ingredient-v1",
  "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
  "attribution": "Verified Pet Food Data — https://verifiedpetfooddata.com",
  "url": "https://verifiedpetfooddata.com/ingredients/bht/",
  "generated": "2026-08-28",
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    "display_name": "BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene)",
    "category": "preservative",
    "aliases": [
      "bht",
      "butylated hydroxytoluene"
    ],
    "stance": "neutral",
    "evidence_strength": "moderate",
    "note": "A synthetic antioxidant used to keep fats from going rancid. EFSA considers BHT an efficacious antioxidant and found it safe for the animal species with adequate data at up to 150 mg/kg complete feed, with consumer exposure well below the acceptable daily intake; for some species a conclusion could not be drawn only because data were lacking, not because harm was shown. Evidence of a concern in dogs at typical pet-food inclusion levels is limited.",
    "citations": [
      {
        "source": "EFSA FEEDAP Panel — Safety and efficacy of a feed additive consisting of butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) for all animal species (EFSA Journal)",
        "year": 2022,
        "url": "https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9088867/"
      }
    ]
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    "foods_containing": 4,
    "corpus_pct": 0.17,
    "dog_foods": 4,
    "dog_pct": 0.36,
    "cat_foods": 0,
    "cat_pct": 0,
    "in_first_five_ingredients": 0,
    "by_form": {
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    },
    "priced_foods": 3,
    "counting_note": "Counts what manufacturers print on the label. An ingredient present via another component (e.g. a preservative already in fish meal) need not be declared separately, so this is a floor, not a ceiling. Labels never disclose inclusion rate."
  },
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      "name": "PEDIGREE® Adult Marrobites Steak and Vegetable",
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