Skip to content
In The Kibble
My dogs

Ingredient file // Ingredient

Whole Grain Rye

Rye with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.

Whole Grain Rye

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 252 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

10 of the 2,523 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 3. In the top five of 10 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 $3.52
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 9% 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 Horizon. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Fiber and manganese with slow-release energy, from the whole grain.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Horizon 10

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Flaxseed 90%
  2. Whole Grain Oats 80%
  3. Whole Grain Barley 70%
  4. Chicken Meal 60%
  5. Chicken 60%
  6. Chicken Fat 60%
  7. Carrots 50%
  8. Egg Product 50%
  9. Canola Oil 40%
  10. Pea Fibre 40%
  11. Whole Grain Hulless Barley 30%
  12. Quinoa 30%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

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

Keep In The Know,
Know What's In The Bowl

The In the Kibble newsletter. Useful emails for dog owners: what we find inside dog food, how to feed well, and a heads-up when a food is recalled.
DOUBLE OPT-IN // ONE CLICK TO STOP // NEVER SHARED