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Ground Miscanthus Grass

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In 1 of every 15 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

6%

146 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 12 brands. 119 dry dog food, 26 frozen dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 11. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

87%

Listed before the salt in 87% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.89
All foods $3.24

Median of the cheapest bag price across 122 priced foods, 20% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

34%

of the foods that list it are from Nulo. 12 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nulo 49
  2. Instinct 39
  3. Merrick 24
  4. I and Love and You 7
  5. Open Farm 6
  6. Acana 6
  7. Blue 4
  8. Diamond 4
  9. Abound 3
  10. NutriSource 2

Plus 2 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #98 Open Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs – RawMix Dry Dog Food

Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Fat 55%
  2. Chicken Meal 50%
  3. Sweet Potatoes 50%
  4. Turkey Meal 43%
  5. Chicken 38%
  6. Flaxseed 37%
  7. Natural Flavor 32%
  8. Barley 29%
  9. Beef 23%
  10. Peas 23%
  11. Salmon 21%
  12. Brown Rice 21%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

146 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Nulo FreeStyle True Boost Gut Health Functional Mixers Lamb & Pumpkin Recipe Dog Food Topper32.3% protein
Show 59 more Instinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinGo! Solutions Dental + Immune Health Chicken + Salmon Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Beef & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinNulo FreeStyle Small Breed Salmon & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Salmon, Chicken & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Chicken & Turkey Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Whitefish Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Wild Ocean Fish & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Whole Grain Kibble Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings Adult Beef, Venison & Lamb Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings All Life Stages Chicken, Turkey & Duck Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings All Life Stages Salmon, Whitefish & Trout Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Open Prairie Recipe-Ancient Grain Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs – RawMix Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinOpen Farm Front Range RawMix for Dogs – Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Haddock, Salmon & Acadian Redfish Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo MedalSeries Weight Management Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Baked & Coated Whitefish, Chicken & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Puppy Chicken & Whitefish Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Chicken & Whitefish Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Small Breed Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Turkey & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo FreeStyle Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo FreeStyle Limited+ Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo FreeStyle Large Breed Puppy Salmon & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited+ MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited+ MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Challenger Large Breed Puppy Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Puppy Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Turkey & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food35.0% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Salmon & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Baked & Coated Turkey, Chicken & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Puppy Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Ancient Grains Turkey, Oats & Guinea Fowl Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo MedalSeries Ancient Grains Salmon, Oats & Haddock Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNulo Frontrunner Puppy Ancient Grains Chicken, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Chicken, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNulo FreeStyle Limited+ Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo FreeStyle Limited+ Alaska Pollock & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Challenger Small Breed Organic Ancient Grains Haddock, Salmon & Acadian Redfish Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinBlue Wilderness Senior Chicken-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Wilderness Senior Salmon Wholesome Grain Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinNulo Frontrunner Small Breed Ancient Grains Turkey, Whitefish & Quinoa Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNulo MedalSeries Limited Ingredient Diet Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Duck, Turkey & Guinea Fowl Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Ancient Grains Salmon, Oats & Acadian Redfish Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Miscanthus Grass
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