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Lettuce

The leaf of the lettuce plant.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 865 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

3 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 2 dry dog food, 1 freeze-dried dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 15. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.14
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

33%

of the foods that list it are from Evanger's. 3 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Very high in water and very low in calories, contributing bulk and a little vitamin K.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Evanger's 1
  2. Wysong 1
  3. Halo 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken 67%
  2. Chicken Meal 33%
  3. Brown Rice 33%
  4. Chicken Fat 33%
  5. Oatmeal 33%
  6. Dried Egg 33%
  7. Carrots 33%
  8. Celery 33%
  9. Parsley 33%
  10. Beef 33%
  11. Beef Organs 33%
  12. Beef Bone 33%

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

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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