Ingredient file
Safflower Oil
Oil pressed from safflower seed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 1298 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
2 of the 2,595 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 16.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
0
6-10
1
11-20
1
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Price per lb
Foods with it
$7.10
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 120% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Orijen. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- High in linoleic acid, an essential omega 6 fatty acid tied to skin barrier function and coat shine.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Whole Herring 100%
- Herring Meal 100%
- Pollock Meal 100%
- Salmon 50%
- Monkfish 50%
- Acadian Redfish 50%
- Flounder 50%
- Whole Whiting 50%
- Sardine Meal 50%
- Whole Mackerel 50%
- Redfish 50%
- Silver Hake 50%
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.
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