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Dried Beet Pulp

The fibrous material left after sugar is extracted from sugar beets, then dried.

Dried Beet Pulp

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 14 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

7%

182 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 22 brands. 165 dry dog food, 16 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 9. In the top five of 32 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

99%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.90
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 132 priced foods, 11% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

43%

of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 22 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Firms up stools and feeds gut bacteria. The sugar is long gone, despite the name.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Hill's 79
  2. Bil-Jac 22
  3. Health Extension 14
  4. Purina 12
  5. Iams 11
  6. Verus 7
  7. Annamaet 6
  8. Farmina 4
  9. Merrick 4
  10. Eukanuba 4

Plus 12 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #2 Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  2. #4 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #9 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #14 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  5. #23 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #25 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  7. #36 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  8. #38 Iams Adult Large Breed 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

  1. Chicken 59%
  2. Chicken Meal 50%
  3. Chicken Fat 48%
  4. Brown Rice 42%
  5. Cracked Pearled Barley 36%
  6. Flaxseed 29%
  7. Brewers Rice 28%
  8. Brewers Dried Yeast 24%
  9. Natural Chicken Liver Flavor 21%
  10. Natural Flavor 20%
  11. Whole Grain Corn 20%
  12. Chicken By-Product Meal 19%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

182 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Bil-Jac Adult Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinBil-Jac Adult Select Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinBil-Jac Grain-Free Adult Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBil-Jac Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinBil-Jac Large Breed Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinBil-Jac Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBil-Jac Picky No More Large Breed Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinBil-Jac Picky No More Medium Breed Dry Dog Food30.0% protein
Show 58 more Bil-Jac Sensitive Solutions Healthy Weight Support Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFromm Classic Puppy Chicken & Salmon Pâté Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Vegetable Entrée Wet Dog Food18.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Chicken & Rice Entrée Wet Dog Food21.4% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Wet Dog Food16.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Small & Mini Chicken & Vegetables Entrée Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Savory Chicken, Veggies & Barley Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Small Breed Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food28.0% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog Food25.0% proteinHalo Holistic Freeze-Dried Raw Skin & Coat Topper Dog Food Topper53.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Beef & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet k/d + Derm Complete Rice & Egg Recipe Dry Dog Food12.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.9% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet i/d Puppy Chicken Flavor Digestive Care Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Pollock Meal & Insect Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small & Mini Savory Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food27.8% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet z/d Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor Wet Dog Food13.6% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small & Mini Chicken & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food21.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small & Mini Beef & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Savory Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food23.5% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Savory Stew with Beef and Vegetables Wet Dog Food19.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Turkey & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food15.9% proteinCesar Filets in Gravy Rotisserie Chicken Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinCesar Filets in Gravy Turkey Filets Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinVerus Canine Small Breed Fish Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinVerus Canine Core Advantage Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinPure Balance Grain-Free Chicken and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Senior Advantage Formula Dry Dog Food19.4% proteinFarmina Pet Foods - - Farmina Vet Life Canine Dry Dog Food24.2% proteinFarmina Vet Life Obesity canine Dry Dog Food23.8% proteinBlackwood Large Breed Adult Dog White Fish With Ancient Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAnnamaet Ultra High Protein Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlackwood Small Breed Grain Free Turkey & Lentils Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlackwood Lean Senior Adult Dog Chicken Meal Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHealth Extension Original Large Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFarmina Vet Life Diabetic Canine Dry Dog Food35.7% proteinFarmina Vet Life Convalescence Canine Dry Dog Food34.6% proteinBil-Jac Puppy Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBil-Jac Small Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBil-Jac Senior Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBil-Jac 30/20 Performance - Bil-Jac Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBil-Jac Sensitive Solutions Skin & Stomach Support Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Advanced Vitality Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Active Advantage Formula Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinAnnamaet Best Small Breed Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinHealth Extension Original Little Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHealth Extension Puppy Little Bites Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Venison & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Little Bites Grain Free Chicken & Turkey Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Little Bites Grain Free Venison & Sweet Potato Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Grain Free Buffalo, Whitefish & Sweet Potato Little Bites Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension Little Bites Lite Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHealth Extension Lite Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% protein
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