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Dried Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Fermentation Extract

A dried extract from brewer's yeast fermentation.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 371 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

7 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 18. 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 $3.72
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 15% 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

  • Supplies B vitamins, nucleotides and beta-glucans studied for immune support.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Horizon 7

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Pea Fibre 86%
  2. Peas 86%
  3. Pea Starch 86%
  4. Chicken Meal 57%
  5. Chicken Fat 57%
  6. Salmon Oil 57%
  7. Red Lentils 57%
  8. Chicken 43%
  9. Flaxseed 43%
  10. Egg Product 43%
  11. Alfalfa Meal 43%
  12. Carrots 43%
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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