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Selenium

An essential trace mineral, added in tightly controlled amounts.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 2595 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

1 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 56. 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 $3.88
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 20% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Dr. Tim's. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Part of the enzymes that defend cells against oxidative damage, and needed for thyroid hormone function.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Dr. Tim's 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Salmon Meal 100%
  2. Pork Meal 100%
  3. Dried White Potatoes 100%
  4. Dried Field Peas 100%
  5. Tapioca 100%
  6. Dried Egg Product 100%
  7. Garbanzo Beans 100%
  8. Chicken Fat 100%
  9. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 100%
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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