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Corn Flour

Flour milled from corn, used as a binder and carbohydrate.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 236 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

11 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 8 wet dog food, 2 dry dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6. In the top five of 3 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.53
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 9% above 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 Royal Canin. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A digestible energy source that helps bind kibble. Refining removes much of the fiber and germ, so micronutrient content is modest.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Royal Canin 11

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Powdered Cellulose 100%
  2. Water Sufficient for Processing 82%
  3. Chicken By-Product 73%
  4. Pork Liver 73%
  5. Pork By-Products 73%
  6. Brewers Rice 64%
  7. Vegetable Oil 64%
  8. Fish Oil 55%
  9. Chicken 45%
  10. Chicken Liver 36%
  11. Wheat Gluten 36%
  12. Natural Flavor 27%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

11 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

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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