Ingredient file // Ingredient
Cellulose
Provides some fiber, but has no nutritional value. It’s usually made from finely ground cotton or sawdust, and is helpful in thickening the canned food formula.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 844 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
3 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 10. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Who leans on it
67%
of the foods that list it are from Iams. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A purified insoluble fiber that adds bulk and supports stool formation without contributing calories.
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 100%
- Carrots 100%
- Peas 100%
- Beef 67%
- Chicken Liver 67%
- Wheat Gluten 67%
- Dried Egg Whites 67%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 67%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 33%
- Liver 33%
- Tomatoes 33%
- Wheat Flour 33%