Ingredient file
Malted Barley Flour
Flour milled from germinated and kilned barley.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 433 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
6 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 5 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 16.5. 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 83% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 66% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Rachael Ray Nutrish. 3 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Malting develops enzymes and a sweet flavor, supplying digestible carbohydrate.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #34 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #37 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Beef, Pea & Brown Rice 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
- Soybean Meal 83%
- Brown Rice 50%
- Grain Sorghum 50%
- Dried Peas 50%
- Chicken Fat 50%
- Whole Grain Wheat 50%
- Canola Meal 50%
- Barley 33%
- Carrots 33%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 33%
- Chicken 33%
- Whole Grain Corn 33%