Ingredient file // Ingredient
Ground Whole Grain Barley
Whole grain barley ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ retained.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 252 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
10 of the 2,523 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 3.5. In the top five of 9 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 7 priced foods, 53% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
70%
of the foods that list it are from Iams. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Ground for easy digestion while keeping barley's beta-glucan fiber and manganese.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #38 Iams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food
- #61 Iams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food
- #97 Iams Adult Healthy Weight 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
- Chicken By-Product Meal 100%
- Ground Whole Grain Sorghum 100%
- Chicken 80%
- Dried Beet Pulp 80%
- Chicken Fat 80%
- Whole Grain Ground Corn 70%
- Natural Flavor 70%
- Dried Egg Product 60%
- Brewers Rice 40%
- Brewers Dried Yeast 30%
- Corn Meal 30%
- Chicken Flavor 30%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
10 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.