Ingredient file // Ingredient
Hydrochloric Acid
A strong acid used in tiny amounts to adjust acidity during processing.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 236 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
11 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 12. 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 91% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 8 priced foods, 73% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Kibbles n Bits. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Used as a processing aid to control pH. It is neutralised in the finished food.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #55 Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
- #59 Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors 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
- Soybean Meal 100%
- Animal Fat 100%
- Wheat Middlings 100%
- Corn Syrup 100%
- Propylene Glycol 91%
- Corn 55%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 55%
- Wheat 55%
- Whole Wheat 45%
- Water 45%
- Animal Digest 45%
- Natural Flavor 36%