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Avocado Oil

Oil pressed from the flesh of the avocado.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 110 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

23 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 20 dry dog food, 3 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 18. 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 $3.31
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 10 priced foods, about level with 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 AvoDerm. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Rich in monounsaturated fat and vitamin E, both associated with skin barrier function and coat condition.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. AvoDerm 23

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Avocado 83%
  2. Chicken Fat 70%
  3. Dried Tomato Pomace 61%
  4. Peas 57%
  5. Pea Flour 57%
  6. Flax Seed 48%
  7. Natural Flavor 43%
  8. Garbanzo Beans 39%
  9. Chicken Meal 35%
  10. Brown Rice 30%
  11. White Rice 30%
  12. Oatmeal 30%
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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