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Ground Whole Grain Sorghum

Whole grain sorghum ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ retained.

Ground Whole Grain Sorghum

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 101 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

25 of the 2,523 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 4. In the top five of 24 foods, so it is usually a main 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.

Price per lb

Foods with it $1.58
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 21 priced foods, 51% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

84%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Ground for easy digestion while keeping the fiber and antioxidants. No gluten.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Iams 21
  2. Eukanuba 4

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Eukanuba Breed Specific Adult Boxer Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinEukanuba Breed Specific Adult German Shepherd Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinEukanuba Breed Specific Adult Labrador Retriever Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinEukanuba Breed Specific Adult Rottweiler Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Adult Healthy Weight Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinIams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinIams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinIams Adult Large Breed Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food25.0% protein
Show 17 more Iams Advanced Health Mobility Support Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinIams Advanced Health Healthy Digestion Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinIams Proactive Health Small Breed Lamb AND Rice Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinIams Proactive Health Adult Beef AND Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Proactive Health Healthy Aging Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinIams Proactive Health Sensitive Skin & Stomach Adult Salmon Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinIams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Proactive Health Healthy Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinIams ProActive Health Adult High Protein Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinIams Healthy Aging Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinIams Mature Adult Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinIams Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinIams Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinIams Puppy Small Breed Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinIams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Adult Minichunks Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food30.0% protein
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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