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Dried Trichoderma Longibrachiatum Fermentation Extract

A dried enzyme extract from the fungus Trichoderma longibrachiatum.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 12 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

9%

224 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 9 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 39. 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 $3.08
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 180 priced foods, 5% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

46%

of the foods that list it are from Blue. 9 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies fiber-digesting enzymes that help break down plant cell walls, making nutrients more available.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 102
  2. NutriSource 49
  3. Nature's Logic 24
  4. Instinct 19
  5. Horizon 18
  6. Canidae 7
  7. Evanger's 2
  8. I and Love and You 2
  9. 4health 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Meal 52%
  2. Peas 52%
  3. Chicken Fat 50%
  4. Chicken 39%
  5. Pea Starch 39%
  6. Natural Flavor 36%
  7. Oatmeal 35%
  8. Brown Rice 34%
  9. Flaxseed 31%
  10. Barley 31%
  11. Tapioca Starch 29%
  12. Pea Protein 25%
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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