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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Dried Egg Shell

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 140 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

18 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 8.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Lotus. 1 brand use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Lotus 18

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Water 100%
  2. Dried Egg Yolk 100%
  3. Torula Yeast 100%
  4. Dried Miscanthus Grass 100%
  5. Tricalcium Phosphate 83%
  6. Dried Dulse Powder 67%
  7. Gelatin 33%
  8. Venison 17%
  9. Venison Liver 17%
  10. Turkey 17%
  11. Turkey Liver 17%
  12. Pork 17%
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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