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Corn Grits

Coarsely ground corn with the bran and germ mostly removed.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 2264 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

1 of the 2,264 foods we track, from 1 brand. All wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 5. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a main 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.

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 source of carbohydrate energy, though refining removes much of the fiber and micronutrients.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Royal Canin 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Water Sufficient for Processing 100%
  2. Chicken Liver 100%
  3. Chicken By-Product 100%
  4. Pork By-Products 100%
  5. Corn Starch 100%
  6. Vegetable Oil 100%
  7. Powdered Cellulose 100%
  8. Salt 100%
  9. Monocalcium Phosphate 100%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

1 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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