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Dried Lactobacillus Lactis Fermentation Product

The dried product of fermenting with Lactococcus lactis, including the culture medium.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 153 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

17 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 16 dry dog food, 1 freeze-dried dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 42. 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 $2.44
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 7 priced foods, 24% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Wysong. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A lactic acid bacterium that supports the balance of gut flora.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Wysong 17

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Natural Flavor 71%
  2. Chicken 65%
  3. Chicken Fat 65%
  4. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 59%
  5. Flaxseed 59%
  6. Turkey Meal 53%
  7. Chicken Meal 47%
  8. Peas 47%
  9. Brown Rice 47%
  10. Pea Protein 24%
  11. Montmorillonite Clay 18%
  12. Coconut Oil 18%
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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