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Inositol

A vitamin-like nutrient involved in cell membrane structure and fat transport.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 81 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

32 of the 2,595 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 28.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.17
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 31 priced foods, 33% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

72%

of the foods that list it are from Bil-Jac. 4 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Works alongside choline in moving fat out of the liver and in nerve signalling.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Bil-Jac 23
  2. Iams 5
  3. Dr. Tim's 2
  4. Health Extension 2

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #42 Iams Adult Large Breed 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. Dried Beet Pulp 94%
  2. Brewers Dried Yeast 91%
  3. Chicken 88%
  4. Chicken By-Product 69%
  5. Corn Meal 69%
  6. Chicken By-Product Meal 69%
  7. Oatmeal 69%
  8. Choline Chloride 53%
  9. Flaxseed 41%
  10. Menhaden Fish Meal 34%
  11. Salt 28%
  12. Monocalcium Phosphate 19%
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. Back to the wiki

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