Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
Meats
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsBeef
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcBone meal
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsChicken
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcColostrum
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Inferior or controversial ingredientDairy products
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsDigest / Hydrolysed Animal Proteins
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsDuck
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsEgg
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFresh Meat
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFreshly Prepared Meat
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsLamb
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsLiver
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingMeat and Animal Derivatives
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMeat Meal
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMinced Meat
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsPork
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPoultry
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPoultry Fat
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRabbit
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsSpecified Animal Fats and Oils
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsTripe
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsTurkey
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Inferior or controversial ingredientUnspecified Animal Fats and Oils
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsVenison
Fish & shellfish
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsCrustaceans
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingFish and fish derivatives
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFish Meal
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFish Oil
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFresh Fish
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsGreen-Lipped Mussel
Grains
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcBarley
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingCereals
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Inferior or controversial ingredientMaize / Corn
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMaize germ
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Inferior or controversial ingredientMaize gluten
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMillet
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcOats
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcRice - brown / whole grain
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcRice - white
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRice bran
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRice germ
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRye
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSorghum
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSpelt
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSpelt protein
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingWheat
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingWheat feed
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsWheat germ
Vegetables
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsAlfalfa / Lucerne
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsBarley grass
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsCarrots
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsChicory
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingDerivatives of vegetable origin
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsGarlic
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsLentils
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMaca
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsOat grass
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPea flour
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPea protein
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsPeas
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPotato protein
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPotato starch
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPotatoes
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSugar Beet
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsSweet Potatoes
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcTapioca
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsTomatoes
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcVegetable fibre
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcVegetable oil
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingVegetable protein extracts
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcVegetables
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsWheatgrass
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsYucca Extract
Fruits, beans & seeds
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsBorage oil
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsCranberries
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsEvening Primrose Oil
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsGrape Seed Extract
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsLinseed
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcLupini beans
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsOlive oil
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPsyllium
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsQuinoa
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRapeseed oil
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Inferior or controversial ingredientSoya
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSoybean oil
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsSunflower oil
Herbs
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcDevil's Claw
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsGreen Tea
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcHerbs
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsRosemary
Supplements
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcCalcium Carbonate
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcCalcium phosphate
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsChondroitin
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Inferior or controversial ingredientCopper sulphate
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcD,L-methionine
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsFOS
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsGlucosamine
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcL-Carnitine
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcLysine
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMOS
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsMSM
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcNucleotides
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcPotassium Chloride
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Inferior or controversial ingredientSodium selenite
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsTaurine
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcThreonine
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcVitamins and minerals
Additives
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcAgar-agar
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcAlginate
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingArtificial colourings
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Inferior or controversial ingredientArtificial flavourings
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingArtificial preservatives and antioxidants
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Inferior or controversial ingredientCarrageenan
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Inferior or controversial ingredientCassia gum
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingEC permitted additives
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Inferior or controversial ingredientGelling agents and thickeners
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcGuar gum
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcKonjac
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcLocust bean gum / carob gum
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcNatural colourings
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsNatural preservatives and antioxidants
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Inferior or controversial ingredientPhosphoric Acid
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Inferior or controversial ingredientPropylene glycol
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcSodium hexametaphosphate
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Inferior or controversial ingredientSodium Tripolyphosphate (STPP)
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsTocopherols
Other ingredients
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsBrewer's Yeast
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Inferior or controversial ingredientCellulose
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcCharcoal
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcDiatomaceous earth
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcGlycerin
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcGravy / sauce
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsInsect Meal
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcNatural flavourings
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingOils and Fats
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Inferior or controversial ingredientSalt
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Good quality ingredient with beneficial nutrientsSeaweed
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingSpecial ingredients
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Medium quality ingredient - nutritionally adequate and unlikely to cause any problems e.g. fillers etcStock / broth
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Particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredient we usually recommend avoidingSugars
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