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Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product Dehydrated

Printed as “Dehydrated Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The dehydrated product of fermenting with Lactobacillus casei, including the culture medium.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 137 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

19 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 26. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.31
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 6 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

79%

of the foods that list it are from AvoDerm. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A beneficial culture supporting the balance of gut bacteria.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. AvoDerm 15
  2. Pinnacle 4

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Avocado 79%
  2. Dried Tomato Pomace 79%
  3. Peas 74%
  4. Pea Flour 74%
  5. Chicken Fat 74%
  6. Natural Flavor 68%
  7. Garbanzo Beans 58%
  8. Flax Seed 58%
  9. Chicken Meal 32%
  10. Canola Oil 26%
  11. Brown Rice 26%
  12. White Rice 26%

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

An ingredient on its own tells you very little. What matters is how much of it there is and where it sits in the list. That is why we weigh the top five rather than reacting to any single name further down. Back to the wiki

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