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Calcium Sulfate

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 30 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

3%

74 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 11 brands. 54 dry dog food, 20 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 15. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

54%

Listed before the salt in 54% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.12
All foods $3.24

Median of the cheapest bag price across 43 priced foods, 27% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

34%

of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 11 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Royal Canin 25
  2. Kibbles n Bits 10
  3. Fromm 10
  4. Halo 7
  5. Now Fresh 6
  6. Hill's 4
  7. Blue 4
  8. Simply Nourish 3
  9. Bil-Jac 3
  10. Health Extension 1

Plus 1 more brand.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #48 Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
  2. #59 Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits 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

  1. Chicken Fat 47%
  2. Natural Flavor 45%
  3. Brewers Rice 31%
  4. Corn 31%
  5. Chicken 30%
  6. Brown Rice 26%
  7. Wheat Gluten 24%
  8. Chicken By-Product Meal 23%
  9. Water Sufficient for Processing 22%
  10. Salt 19%
  11. Chicken Broth 18%
  12. Fish Oil 18%
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. Back to the wiki

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