Ingredient file // Ingredient
Dried Aspergillus Oryzae Fermentation Product
The dried product of fermenting with Aspergillus oryzae, including the culture medium.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 56 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
46 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 6 brands. 45 dry dog food, 1 freeze-dried dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 57. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 28 priced foods, 13% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
33%
of the foods that list it are from Holistic Select. 6 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Supplies enzymes that help break down starch and protein during digestion.
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
- Flaxseed 70%
- Chicken Meal 59%
- Chicken Fat 59%
- Peas 54%
- Brown Rice 43%
- Oatmeal 43%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 35%
- Chickpeas 33%
- Chicken 30%
- Dried Beet Pulp 30%
- Brewers Dried Yeast 30%
- Lentils 28%