Ingredient file // Ingredient
Lactic Acid
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 11 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
9%
208 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 9 brands. 185 dry dog food, 17 frozen dog food, 6 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 16. 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 52% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 159 priced foods, 6% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
38%
of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 9 brands use it in total.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #11 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #15 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #23 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #25 Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #28 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #38 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #42 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #47 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe 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 Meal 53%
- Chicken Fat 50%
- Chicken 45%
- Brown Rice 43%
- Brewers Rice 33%
- Cracked Pearled Barley 29%
- Flaxseed 21%
- Natural Chicken Liver Flavor 20%
- Sweet Potatoes 19%
- Peas 19%
- Barley 19%
- Whole Grain Corn 18%