Ingredient file // Ingredient
Dried Spinach
Printed as “Dehydrated Spinach” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Spinach leaf with the moisture removed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 21 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
5%
124 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 14 brands. 110 dry dog food, 14 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 22. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 73% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 77 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
28%
of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 14 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Concentrates the vitamin K, folate and lutein of fresh spinach.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 4 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 54%
- Chicken Meal 53%
- Chicken 40%
- Natural Flavor 36%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 29%
- Turkey Meal 27%
- Montmorillonite Clay 24%
- Peas 23%
- Millet 23%
- Brown Rice 22%
- Flaxseed 20%
- Barley 20%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.