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Malted Barley Flour

Flour milled from germinated and kilned barley.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 433 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

6 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 5 dry dog food, 1 wet 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.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

17%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 83% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $1.11
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 66% below 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 Rachael Ray Nutrish. 3 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Malting develops enzymes and a sweet flavor, supplying digestible carbohydrate.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Rachael Ray Nutrish 3
  2. Purina 2
  3. Nature's Recipe 1

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #34 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #37 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice Recipe 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

  1. Soybean Meal 83%
  2. Brown Rice 50%
  3. Grain Sorghum 50%
  4. Dried Peas 50%
  5. Chicken Fat 50%
  6. Whole Grain Wheat 50%
  7. Canola Meal 50%
  8. Barley 33%
  9. Carrots 33%
  10. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 33%
  11. Chicken 33%
  12. Whole Grain Corn 33%
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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