Ingredient file // Ingredient
Corn
The kernel of the corn plant, used ground or as separated fractions.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 17 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
6%
142 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 3. In the top five of 125 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
27
1st
60
2-3
38
4-5
17
6-10
0
11-20
0
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$3.50
All foods
$3.25
Median of the cheapest bag price across 118 priced foods, 8% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
64%
of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Digestible energy and linoleic acid once cooked, though its protein is weaker than meat protein.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #27 Royal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog Food
- #70 Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Adult Dry Dog Food
- #75 Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food
- #99 Kibbles n Bits Bacon & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 92%
- Natural Flavor 87%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 73%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 73%
- Brewers Rice 72%
- Wheat Gluten 60%
- Wheat 45%
- Corn Gluten Meal 44%
- Brown Rice 34%
- Fish Oil 28%
- Vegetable Oil 23%
- Pea Fiber 19%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
142 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Authority Everyday Health Adult Dry Dog Food28.3% proteinAuthority Everyday Health All Life Stages - Chicken & Rice Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Large Breed Senior 7+ Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Senior 7+ Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food28.9% protein
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Eukanuba Premium Performance 26/16 Exercise Small Bites Dry Dog Food28.7% proteinRoyal Canin Size Health Nutrition Large Weight Care Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinEukanuba Adult LP Large Breed Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinBlue Seal Active Dog Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinOl’ Roy Puppy Complete Chicken and Oatmeal Flavor Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinOl’ Roy Complete Nutrition Small Bites Complete Nutrition Chicken and Rice Flavor Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Small Breed Senior 7+ Dry Dog Food28.3% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Tender Blends Adult Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Small Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food31.7% proteinEukanuba Adult LP Small & Medium Breed Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinBlue Seal Natural 26 Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinBlue Seal Hi-Protein 27 Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Adult Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food29.2% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Active Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Large Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinEukanuba Senior Large Breed Dry Dog Food28.3% proteinEukanuba Premium Performance 21/13 Sprint Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinEukanuba Adult Large Breed Lamb Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinEukanuba Puppy Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinEukanuba Premium Performance 26/16 Exercise Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinEukanuba Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food28.3% proteinEukanuba Senior Medium Breed Dry Dog Food29.4% proteinEukanuba Fit Body Medium Breed Weight Control Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinEukanuba Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinEukanuba Puppy Medium Breed Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinEukanuba Senior Small Breed Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinEukanuba Premium Performance 30/20 Sport Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinEukanuba Fit Body Small Breed Weight Control Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinEukanuba Puppy Small Breed Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinEukanuba Senior Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinEukanuba Adult Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinEukanuba Adult Medium Breed Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinEukanuba Fit Body Large Breed Weight Control Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinEukanuba Adult Small Bites Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinEukanuba Adult Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Dental Small Dog Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Dental Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Mature Consult Dry Dog Food23.5% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Gastrointestinal Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Satiety Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Weight Control Large Dog Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Renal Support F Dry Dog Food12.8% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Renal Support A Dry Dog Food13.3% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Dry Dog Food31.3% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO Small Dog Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO Aging 7+ Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Calm Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Small Dog Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Hepatic Dry Dog Food15.6% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
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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