Ingredient file
Flax Seed
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 40 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
76 of the 3,068 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 69 dry dog food, 4 wet dog food, 2 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 9. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
2
4-5
53
6-10
21
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
$3.00
All foods
$3.25
Median of the cheapest bag price across 52 priced foods, 8% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
54%
of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 7 brands use it in total.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 62%
- Peas 53%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 39%
- Pea Flour 39%
- Chicken Meal 38%
- Brown Rice 33%
- Oatmeal 32%
- Barley 29%
- Pea Starch 29%
- Chicken 28%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 26%
- Garbanzo Beans 26%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
76 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Grandma Lucy’s Top It Beef Stew Dog Food Topper44.7% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Grain-Free Dry Dog Food31.1% protein
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NutriSource Chicken & Duck Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food42.1% proteinIams Proactive Health With Lamb AND Rice Classic Ground Dog Food Topper36.4% proteinIams Adult Chicken Chunks IN Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinIams Adult Lamb Chunks IN Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinIams Adult Beef Chunks IN Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinIams Proactive Health Puppy With Chicken AND Rice Classic Ground Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNutriSource Chicken Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed ALS - Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNutriSource Choice Performance Chicken Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinNutriSource Choice Large Breed Beef Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNutriSource Choice Large Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource Choice Beef Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinHealth Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinHealth Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinAvoDerm Small Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Lamb & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Triple Protein Meal Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Senior Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinAvoDerm Large Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Healthy Weight Grain-Free Turkey Meal Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Senior Health+ Grain-Free Lamb & Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Salmon & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Joint Health Grain-Free Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAvoDerm Original Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Original Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Small Bites Salmon & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Pork & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Small Bites Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Salmon & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Duck & Oatmeal Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Chicken & Brown Rice Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Seafood Select Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Large Breed Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Lamb Meal & Peas Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Super Performance Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Seafood Select Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Chicken & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutriSource Large Breed Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Weight Management Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNutriSource Trout & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource Weight Management Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNutriSource Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNutriSource Senior Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource Grain-Free Small and Medium Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNutriSource Large Breed Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% protein
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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