Ingredient file // Ingredient
Beta-Carotene
Printed as “Beta Carotene” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 14 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
7%
184 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 16 brands. 153 dry dog food, 31 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 28. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 99% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 114 priced foods, 7% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
48%
of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 16 brands use it in total.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 6 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #4 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #6 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #13 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #21 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #24 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #40 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #61 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #62 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 52%
- Cracked Pearled Barley 51%
- Chicken Fat 49%
- Chicken Meal 45%
- Brown Rice 38%
- Flaxseed 32%
- Brewers Rice 31%
- Dried Beet Pulp 29%
- Egg Product 27%
- Natural Chicken Liver Flavor 26%
- Whole Grain Corn 22%
- Oatmeal 19%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.