Ingredient file // Ingredient
Gelatin
A protein derived from collagen in animal skin, bone and connective tissue, used as a gelling agent and protein source.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 43 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
59 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 12 brands. 22 dry dog food, 18 dog food topper, 18 frozen dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 11. In the top five of 14 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
14
4-5
14
6-10
26
11-20
5
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 88% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$4.11
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 12 priced foods, 27% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
31%
of the foods that list it are from Lotus. 12 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Supplies glycine and proline, the amino acids that make up collagen, which is why it is associated with joint and skin support. It is an incomplete protein on its own.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 2 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Water 41%
- Chicken 39%
- Dried Egg Yolk 31%
- Torula Yeast 31%
- Dried Miscanthus Grass 31%
- Tapioca Starch 25%
- Chicken Meal 25%
- Dried Egg Shell 25%
- Tricalcium Phosphate 25%
- Chicken Fat 24%
- Dried Dulse Powder 20%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 19%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
59 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Merrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper42.6% proteinMerrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer Real Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper42.6% proteinMerrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper40.4% proteinMerrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Mixer Real Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper42.6% proteinNulo FreeStyle True Boost Whole Prey Mixers Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dog Food Topper30.1% proteinPurina Beyond Mixers+ Protein Boost Beef Jerky Recipe Dog Food Topper35.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Bountiful Bone Broth Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper75.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Bountiful Bone Broth Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper33.3% protein
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Blue Natural Veterinary Diet WM Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinInaba Churu Meal Tuna with Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper46.7% proteinInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Pumpkin Recipe Dog Food Topper46.7% proteinInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Cheese Recipe Dog Food Topper46.7% proteinInaba Churu Meal Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper46.7% proteinInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper46.7% proteinBlue Wilderness Premier Blend Adult Chicken Tender Meaty Cuts Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet Weight Management + Mobility Support Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Kibble - Protein Rich Poultry Free with Grain Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinCastor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Wild-Caught Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe with Raw Bites Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Venison Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Venison Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Venison Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Turkey Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Turkey Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Turkey Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Vegetarian Fed Pork Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Vegetarian Fed Pork Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Vegetarian Fed Pork Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Lamb Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Lamb Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Pasture Raised Lamb Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Chicken Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Chicken Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Free Range Chicken Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinLotus Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Raw Frozen Dog Food56.0% proteinWysong Epigen 90 Starch-Free Dry Dog Food70.0% proteinWysong Epigen Starch-Free Dry Dog Food66.7% proteinWellness Core Bowl Boosters Tender Whitefish & Salmon Dog Food Mixer or Topper37.5% proteinWellness Core Tender Bites Ocean Air-Dried Dog Food Topper37.5% proteinWellness Core Tender Bites Original Turkey & Chicken Recipe Air-Dried Dog Food Topper38.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Beef Broth Dog Food Topper33.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Cage-Free Chicken Broth Dog Food Topper75.0% proteinNature’s Recipe Original Senior Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinMerrick Lil’ Plates Grain-Free Real Lamb + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food33.7% proteinMerrick Backcountry Raw Infused Wild Fields Recipe Dry Dog Food42.7% proteinMerrick Backcountry Raw Infused Large Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food38.2% proteinI and Love and You Baked & Saucy Chicken + Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinI and Love and You Baked & Saucy Beef + Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet W+M Weight Management + Mobility Support Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Large Breed Woodland Blend Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Small Breed Woodland Blend Dry Dog Food48.9% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Woodland Blend Weight Control Dry Dog Food48.9% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Woodland Blend Dry Dog Food46.7% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Coastal Blend Dry Dog Food46.7% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Prairie Blend Dry Dog Food46.7% proteinBlue Carnivora Puppy Large Breed Woodland Blend Dry Dog Food44.4% proteinBlue Carnivora Puppy Woodland Blend Dry Dog Food51.1% 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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