Ingredient file // Ingredient
Flaxseed Oil
Oil pressed from flax seed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 64 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
35 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 11 brands. 31 wet dog food, 3 dog food topper, 1 dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 13. 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 53% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 65% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
51%
of the foods that list it are from Merrick. 11 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- The richest plant source of alpha linolenic acid, though dogs convert it to EPA and DHA less efficiently than they use marine oils.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 1 more brand.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Carrots 74%
- Dried Egg Product 51%
- Chicken 46%
- Natural Flavor 43%
- Green Beans 40%
- Beef Broth 37%
- Beef 34%
- Chicken Broth 34%
- Tapioca Starch 29%
- Beef Liver 29%
- Turkey Broth 26%
- Peas 26%