Ingredient file
Vitamin A Acetate
A stable added form of vitamin A.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 22 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
5%
118 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 14 brands. 114 dry dog food, 4 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 32. 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 99% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 88 priced foods, 3% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
22%
of the foods that list it are from Horizon. 14 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Supplies vitamin A for vision, skin and immune function in a form that survives processing.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 4 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 50%
- Dried Beet Pulp 42%
- Chicken Fat 42%
- Brewers Dried Yeast 36%
- Chicken Meal 35%
- Flaxseed 33%
- Oatmeal 25%
- Peas 23%
- Brown Rice 22%
- Menhaden Fish Meal 22%
- Lentils 20%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 19%