Ingredient file // Ingredient
Caramel
Sugar heated until it browns, used as a coloring.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 1267 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
2 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 11. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
1
6-10
1
11-20
0
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 50% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Bil-Jac. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Included to color the food, which serves the person buying it rather than the dog. It adds no meaningful nutrition.
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
- Beef 100%
- Chicken 100%
- Pea Protein 100%
- Beef Broth 50%
- Egg Product 50%
- Carrots 50%
- Turkey 50%
- Barley 50%
- Modified Tapioca Starch 50%
- Chicken Broth 50%
- Tapioca Starch 50%
- Sweet Potatoes 50%
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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