Ingredient file // Ingredient
Cellulose
Provides some fiber, but has no nutritional value. It’s usually made from finely ground cotton or sawdust, and is helpful in thickening the canned food formula.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 1298 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
2 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 10. 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.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Iams. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A purified insoluble fiber that adds bulk and supports stool formation without contributing calories.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 100%
- Chicken Liver 100%
- Wheat Gluten 100%
- Dried Egg Whites 100%
- Peas 100%
- Carrots 100%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 100%
- Beef Broth 50%
- Beef 50%
- Chicken Broth 50%
- Chicken Heart 50%