Ingredient file // Ingredient
Aloe Vera
The gel from inside the leaf of the aloe plant, with the outer latex removed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 2533 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
1 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 22. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
0
6-10
0
11-20
1
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Traditionally included for its soothing polysaccharides. Only the processed inner gel is used, since the outer latex is not suitable for dogs.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Brewers Rice 100%
- Fish Meal 100%
- Brown Rice 100%
- Chicken Fat 100%
- Natural Flavor 100%
- Powdered Cellulose 100%
- Vegetable Oil 100%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 100%
- Fish Oil 100%
- Monocalcium Phosphate 100%
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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