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Cranberries

Printed as “Whole Cranberries” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The whole fruit of the cranberry, included fresh or dried.

Cranberries

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 5 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

21%

529 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 38 brands. 407 dry dog food, 69 wet dog food, 33 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 20. In the top five of 10 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

35%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 65% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.58
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 350 priced foods, 11% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

24%

of the foods that list it are from Blue. 38 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Carry proanthocyanidins, the compounds studied for discouraging bacteria from adhering to the urinary tract lining, plus vitamin C and antioxidants.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 126
  2. Instinct 53
  3. Stella & Chewy's 50
  4. Solid Gold 36
  5. Go! Solutions 27
  6. Hill's 27
  7. Now Fresh 23
  8. Open Farm 21
  9. Health Extension 21
  10. Holistic Select 16

Plus 28 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #4 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #6 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #7 Stella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper
  5. #25 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #26 Blue Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  7. #28 Blue Life Protection Formula Puppy Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  8. #29 Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown 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

  1. Peas 50%
  2. Flaxseed 40%
  3. Chicken Meal 39%
  4. Chicken Fat 37%
  5. Chicken 36%
  6. Brown Rice 29%
  7. Oatmeal 29%
  8. Natural Flavor 25%
  9. Potatoes 23%
  10. Barley 21%
  11. Pea Protein 19%
  12. Sweet Potatoes 16%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

529 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Go! Solutions Sensitivities Shredded Turkey Limited Ingredient Wet Dog Food47.2% proteinMerrick Grain-Free Turkey Bone Broth Dog Food Topper100.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Absolutely Rabbit Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food51.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s Chewy’s Chicken Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food55.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Chewy’s Chicken Frozen Raw Patties Frozen Dog Food55.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Marie’s Magical Dinner Dust Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food Topper50.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Tantalizing Turkey Frozen Raw Dinner Morsels Frozen Dog Food42.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Tantalizing Turkey Frozen Raw Dinner Patties Frozen Dog Food42.9% protein
Show 59 more Blue Natural Veterinary Diet WU Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinBlue True Solutions Weight Control Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinEvanger’s EVx Enhanced Diet Skin & Coat Support with Salmon, Whole Flaxseed, & Fish Oil Wet Dog Food17.5% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Grain-Free Senior - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet WM Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinEvanger’s EVX Enhanced Diet Hip & Joint Support with Chicken, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and Turmeric Wet Dog Food22.5% proteinWellness Complete Health Pate Turkey Salmon Entrée Smooth Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinWellness Complete Health Pate Turkey Dinner Smooth Loaf Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinCanidae All Life Stages , Chicken and Rice Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinBlue True Solutions Large Breed Care Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% protein4health with Wholesome Grains Adult Salmon and Potato Formula at Tractor Supply Co Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinBlue Wilderness Premier Blend Adult Chicken Tender Meaty Cuts Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Performance for Active Dogs, Beef & Chicken Recipe Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Beef Coated in Bone Broth Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Chicken Recipe for Healthy Weight Can Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Performance Turkey & Chicken Recipe Cuts in Gravy Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Turkey & Potato Recipe Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Chicken & Brown Rice Stew for Puppy Can Wet Dog Food38.9% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Mature Cup Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Protein Plus Grain Free Chicken with Superfoods Dog Food Topper48.1% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Turkey, Duck & Root Veggies Butcher Block Pâté Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinBlue Basics Grain Free Adult Duck Potato Recipe Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Puppy Food - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food34.6% proteinBlue True Solutions Skin & Coat Care Whitefish Recipe Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinBlue True Solutions Small Breed Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Chicken & Salmon Dry Puppy Food: Raw Coated Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinOpen Farm Pasture-Raised Lamb Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinFirstMate Kasiks Free Run Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinSolid Gold Leaping Waters Grain Free Fish Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Premium Quality Salmon Recipe Dog Food Topper28.9% proteinEvanger’s Complements Grain Free All Fresh Vegetarian Dinner Wet Dog Food29.2% proteinNow Fresh Large Breed Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNow Fresh Small Breed Puppy Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Sensitive Stomach & Skin Formula Dry Dog Food27.0% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Adult Formula - Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.7% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Large Breed Adult Beef Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Lamb & Pork Grain-Free Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Salmon Small Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Trout, Salmon & Herring Grain-Free Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinInstinct Original Wet Food for Small Breed Dogs Dog Food Topper38.6% proteinInstinct Original Wet Dog Food52.3% proteinDiamond Naturals Lamb Dinner Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Turkey Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinDiamond Naturals Beef Dinner for Adult Dogs & Puppies Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinDiamond Naturals Chicken Dinner for Adult Dogs & Puppies Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinInstinct Original Food for Small Breed Dogs Real Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinI and Love and You Naked Essentials Cluckin’ Good Stew Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinI and Love and You Naked Essentials Moo Venison Stew Dog Cans Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinI and Love and You Naked Essentials Gobble It Up Stew Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinI and Love and You Naked Essentials Lambarama Stew Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinI and Love and You Naked Essentials Beef Booyah Stew Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinAbound Beef, Carrot & Tomato in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings Lamb & Beef Dinner Pate Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinAbound Chicken, Peas & Sweet Potato in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinAbound Pro Vet Formulated Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Stew Wet Dog Food38.9% proteinGo! Solutions Sensitivities Duck Pâté Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Duck Pâté Dog Food Topper34.1% proteinGo! Solutions Tranquility Chicken, Salmon + Duck Stew Dog Food Topper38.9% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

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

Fresh Cranberries Organic Cranberries Whole Cranberries
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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