Ingredient file // Ingredient
Whole Grain Ground Corn
Printed as “Ground Whole Grain Corn” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Whole corn kernels ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ left intact.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 63 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
40 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 2. In the top five of 40 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 37 priced foods, 53% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Iams. 4 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Keeps the fiber and vitamin E that degermed corn throws away, while still digesting easily.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #10 Pedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
- #12 Iams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog Food
- #38 Iams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food
- #44 Pedigree Small Dog Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
- #61 Iams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food
- #64 Pedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
- #66 Iams Adult Small Breed 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
- Natural Flavor 93%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 90%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 63%
- Soybean Meal 55%
- Ground Whole Grain Sorghum 50%
- Chicken Fat 48%
- Chicken 43%
- Corn Gluten Meal 38%
- Brewers Rice 35%
- Animal Fat 35%
- Meat and Bone Meal 33%
- Dried Egg Product 30%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
40 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Rachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Savory Chicken, Veggies & Barley Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Advanced Health Mobility Support Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinIams Advanced Health Healthy Digestion Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinIams Proactive Health Small Breed Lamb AND Rice Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinIams Proactive Health Adult Beef AND Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Proactive Health Healthy Aging Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinPedigree Adult , Roasted Chicken & Vegetable Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree with MarroBites Adult , Grilled Steak and Vegetable Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinIams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Proactive Health Healthy Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinPedigree Tender Bites for Small Dogs Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Puppy Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPedigree High Protein Chicken & Turkey Flavor Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPedigree Healthy Weight Roasted Chicken, & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Big Dogs Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinPedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPedigree Small Dog Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Small Dog Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinIams ProActive Health Adult High Protein Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinIams Healthy Aging Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinIams Mature Adult Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinIams Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinIams Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinIams Puppy Small Breed Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinIams Adult Large Breed Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinIams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Adult Minichunks Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinIams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.