Ingredient file // Ingredient
Lecithin
A fatty substance extracted from soybeans or eggs, used as an emulsifier.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 39 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
66 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 13 brands. 57 dry dog food, 7 wet dog food, 1 freeze-dried dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 24. 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 81% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 45 priced foods, 25% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
32%
of the foods that list it are from Victor. 13 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Helps fat and water mix, and it is a source of choline, which supports liver function and nerve signalling.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 3 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 53%
- Natural Flavor 41%
- Chicken Meal 39%
- Brown Rice 33%
- Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal 29%
- Peas 29%
- Yeast Culture 26%
- Menhaden Fish Meal 24%
- Potassium Chloride 23%
- Beef Meal 23%
- Whole Grain Millet 21%
- Grain Sorghum 21%