Ingredient file // Ingredient
Yeast Extract
The soluble portion of yeast cells, concentrated into a flavor ingredient.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 30 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
85 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 15 brands. 63 dry dog food, 13 dog food topper, 9 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.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 70% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 44 priced foods, 7% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
21%
of the foods that list it are from Wysong. 15 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Highly palatable and a source of B vitamins and nucleotides that support cell renewal.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 5 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 62%
- Natural Flavor 41%
- Chicken 34%
- Chicken Meal 34%
- Brown Rice 32%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 31%
- Flaxseed 28%
- Water 20%
- Peas 20%
- Corn 19%
- Tapioca Starch 18%
- Brewers Rice 16%