Ingredient file // Ingredient
Dried Alfalfa
Alfalfa with the moisture removed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 70 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
37 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 16. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 60% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 31 priced foods, 10% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
73%
of the foods that list it are from Blue. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A concentrated source of fiber, vitamin K and plant minerals.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Brown Rice 65%
- Natural Flavor 65%
- Barley 59%
- Oatmeal 59%
- Peas 54%
- Chicken Meal 54%
- Chicken Fat 51%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 49%
- Flaxseed 46%
- Potatoes 32%
- Salmon Meal 32%
- Pea Starch 27%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.