Ingredient file // Ingredient
Corn Syrup
A sweet syrup made from corn starch.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 211 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
12 of the 2,533 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 7. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 8 priced foods, 73% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
92%
of the foods that list it are from Kibbles n Bits. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Adds sweetness and helps keep soft foods pliable. It is a sugar, contributing calories rather than nutrients.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #55 Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
- #59 Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Soybean Meal 92%
- Animal Fat 92%
- Wheat Middlings 92%
- Propylene Glycol 83%
- Water 50%
- Corn 50%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 50%
- Wheat 50%
- Whole Wheat 42%
- Animal Digest 42%
- Natural Flavor 33%
- Beef 25%