Ingredient file
Oil of Rosemary
The essential oil of the rosemary plant, used as a natural preservative.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 23 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
4%
114 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 112 dry dog food, 1 dog food topper, 1 dog treats.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 67. 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 100% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 94 priced foods, 11% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Blue. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Keeps fats from turning rancid, which is how many foods avoid synthetic preservatives.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #5 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #27 Blue Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #30 Blue Life Protection Formula Puppy Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #35 Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #51 Blue Wilderness Adult Chicken plus Grains 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
- Peas 75%
- Chicken Meal 61%
- Pea Starch 59%
- Natural Flavor 59%
- Pea Protein 52%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 52%
- Oatmeal 50%
- Chicken 48%
- Chicken Fat 47%
- Tapioca Starch 46%
- Flaxseed 46%
- Barley 44%