Ingredient file // Ingredient
Corn Starch
The starch extracted from corn, used as a binder and energy source.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 105 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
24 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 20 wet dog food, 4 dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 8. In the top five of 4 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.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 77% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
33%
of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Highly digestible and useful for holding kibble together. It is essentially pure starch, contributing energy rather than protein or micronutrients.
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 71%
- Water 54%
- Animal Plasma 46%
- Wheat Gluten 46%
- Wheat Flour 46%
- Beef 42%
- Chicken Liver 42%
- Meat By-Products 25%
- Dried Beet Pulp 25%
- Soybean Oil 25%
- Chicken Broth 25%
- Carrots 25%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
24 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.