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Magnesium Proteinate

Magnesium bound to protein to improve absorption.

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In 1 of every 45 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

58 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 8 brands. 50 wet dog food, 6 dry dog food, 2 frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 18.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

36%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 64% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.95
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 9 priced foods, 22% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

43%

of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 8 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Magnesium is involved in hundreds of enzyme reactions, including muscle and nerve function.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Cesar 25
  2. Nutro 14
  3. Stella & Chewy's 8
  4. NutriSource 6
  5. Health Extension 2
  6. Kirkland Signature 1
  7. Rayne Nutrition 1
  8. Halo 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Broth 71%
  2. Chicken Liver 69%
  3. Chicken 59%
  4. Water 47%
  5. Beef 36%
  6. Chicken Heart 33%
  7. Calcium Carbonate 29%
  8. Animal Plasma 29%
  9. Carrots 28%
  10. Beef Lung 28%
  11. Dried Egg Product 24%
  12. Pork By-Products 24%
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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