Ingredient file // Ingredient
Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols
Rendered animal fat kept stable with mixed tocopherols, a natural form of vitamin E, rather than a synthetic preservative.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 633 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
4 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 7. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a main 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 3 priced foods, 67% 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 Purina. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A concentrated energy source preserved with vitamin E rather than synthetic preservatives, which many owners prefer. Supplies linoleic acid for skin and coat.
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
- Chicken 75%
- Poultry By-Product Meal 75%
- Whole Grain Corn 75%
- Soybean Meal 75%
- Corn Protein Meal 75%
- Whole Grain Wheat 75%
- Rice 50%
- Meat and Bone Meal 50%
- Beef 50%
- Corn Germ Meal 25%
- Dried Egg Product 25%
- Beef By-Product 25%