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Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product

The dried product of fermenting with Bifidobacterium longum, including the culture medium.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 46 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

56 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 39 dry dog food, 13 frozen dog food, 3 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 52.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.62
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 49 priced foods, 43% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

89%

of the foods that list it are from Stella & Chewy's. 3 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A bifidobacterium associated with gut barrier function and calmer digestion.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Stella & Chewy's 50
  2. Fromm 5
  3. Open Farm 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Tomato Pomace 43%
  2. Beef 30%
  3. Flaxseed 30%
  4. Chicken Meal 29%
  5. Oatmeal 29%
  6. Chicken Fat 29%
  7. Peas 29%
  8. Lentils 29%
  9. Pumpkin Seeds 29%
  10. Chicken Liver 27%
  11. Sunflower Oil 27%
  12. Spinach 27%
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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