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Dried Potato Products

Dried potato fractions left from processing, without the exact parts specified.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 865 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

3 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 9. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting 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 $3.45
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 7% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

67%

of the foods that list it are from Natural Balance. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A grain-free carbohydrate contributing energy and some fiber. The generic naming leaves the exact fraction undisclosed.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Natural Balance 2
  2. Nature's Recipe 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Natural Flavor 100%
  2. Sweet Potatoes 67%
  3. Potato Protein 67%
  4. Pea Protein 67%
  5. Canola Oil 67%
  6. Dicalcium Phosphate 67%
  7. Salmon Oil 67%
  8. Lamb Meal 33%
  9. Rice 33%
  10. Barley 33%
  11. Oatmeal 33%
  12. Beet Pulp 33%
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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