Ingredient file // Ingredient
Whole Grain Brown Rice
Brown rice kept whole, with the bran and germ intact rather than milled away as they are in white rice.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 56 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
45 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 9 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 3. In the top five of 38 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
2
1st
21
2-3
15
4-5
7
6-10
0
11-20
0
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$2.50
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 41 priced foods, 23% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
42%
of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 9 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Keeps the fiber, magnesium and B vitamins that milling would strip, with slower energy release.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
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 Fat 87%
- Chicken Meal 69%
- Chicken 56%
- Natural Flavor 49%
- Grain Sorghum 42%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 40%
- Cracked Pearled Barley 38%
- Whole Grain Barley 36%
- Brewers Rice 36%
- Rice Bran 33%
- Egg Product 33%
- Lamb Meal 33%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
45 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
4health with Wholesome Grains Adult Large Breed + Mobility Chicken and Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinDiamond Care RX Renal Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food14.4% proteinDiamond Naturals All Life Stages Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinDiamond Naturals Large Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinDiamond Naturals Large Breed Adult Dog Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinDiamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinDiamond Naturals Light Adult Dog Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinDiamond Naturals Senior Dog Chicken, Egg & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% protein
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WholeHearted Adult Small-Breed Beef & Brown Rice Recipe with Whole Grains Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Large Breed Adult Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Light Adult Dog Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals All Life Stages Dog Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Large Breed Adult Dog Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Senior Dog Chicken, Egg & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinDiamond>Care Diamond Care Rx Renal Formula Dry Dog Food14.4% proteinNutro Ultra Small Breed, Weight Management, The Superfood Plate with a Trio of Proteins from Chicken, Lamb and Salmon Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinVictor Raw Blend Ranchers’ Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinVictor Select Ocean Fish Formula with Salmon Dry Dog Food26.4% proteinVictor Raw Blend Farm Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinVictor Purpose Senior Healthy Weight Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinVictor Realtree Max-5 Pro Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinVictor Select Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food26.4% proteinKirkland Signature Puppy Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinKirkland Signature Small Formula Chicken & Vegetable Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinDiamond Pro89 Beef, Pork & Ancient Grains Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinTaste of the Wild Ancient Mountain Canine Recipe with Roasted Lamb Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutro Ultra Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutro Ultra Weight Management Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNutro Ultra Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutro Ultra Adult Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutro Ultra Puppy Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutro Ultra Senior Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutro Ultra Small Breed Weight Management Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutro Natural Choice Senior Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutro Natural Choice Small Bites Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutro Natural Choice Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutro Natural Choice Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutro Natural Choice Adult Venison Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinNutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinNutro Natural Choice Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% protein
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.
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