Ingredient file // Ingredient
Propylene Glycol
A humectant used to keep semi-moist foods soft. Safe for dogs, though not permitted in cat food.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 230 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
11 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 10. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 8 priced foods, 73% below 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 Kibbles n Bits. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Keeps soft foods pliable and palatable. It contributes energy but no vitamins or minerals.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #55 Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
- #59 Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Soybean Meal 100%
- Animal Fat 100%
- Wheat Middlings 100%
- Corn Syrup 100%
- Corn 55%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 55%
- Wheat 55%
- Whole Wheat 45%
- Water 45%
- Animal Digest 45%
- Natural Flavor 36%
- Beef 27%