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Cottage Cheese

A fresh, soft curd cheese.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 371 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

7 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 5 dry dog food, 2 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 34. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor 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 $4.25
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 6 priced foods, 32% 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 Now Fresh. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A high quality protein with calcium, and lower in lactose than milk. Used in small amounts.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Now Fresh 7

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Peas 100%
  2. Potatoes 100%
  3. Dried Egg 100%
  4. Flaxseed 100%
  5. Canola Oil 71%
  6. Natural Flavor 57%
  7. Rye 57%
  8. Oatmeal 57%
  9. Potato Flour 43%
  10. Pea Flour 43%
  11. Apples 43%
  12. Pea Fiber 29%
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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