Ingredient file // Ingredient
Magnesium Proteinate
Magnesium bound to protein to improve absorption.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 45 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
58 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 8 brands. 50 wet dog food, 6 dry dog food, 2 frozen dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 18.5. 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 64% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 9 priced foods, 22% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
43%
of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 8 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Magnesium is involved in hundreds of enzyme reactions, including muscle and nerve function.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Broth 71%
- Chicken Liver 69%
- Chicken 59%
- Water 47%
- Beef 36%
- Chicken Heart 33%
- Calcium Carbonate 29%
- Animal Plasma 29%
- Carrots 28%
- Beef Lung 28%
- Dried Egg Product 24%
- Pork By-Products 24%