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Kelp Meal

Dried seaweed ground into a meal.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 79 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

33 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 17. 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 $3.12
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 11 priced foods, 3% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

61%

of the foods that list it are from AvoDerm. 5 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A natural source of iodine and trace minerals, supporting thyroid function.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. AvoDerm 20
  2. Abound 7
  3. Pinnacle 4
  4. Evanger's 1
  5. Natural Balance 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Peas 73%
  2. Chicken Fat 61%
  3. Natural Flavor 58%
  4. Avocado 58%
  5. Dried Tomato Pomace 55%
  6. Pea Flour 52%
  7. Chicken Meal 45%
  8. Brown Rice 42%
  9. Oatmeal 42%
  10. Flax Seed 42%
  11. Garbanzo Beans 39%
  12. Barley 24%
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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