Ingredient file
Organic Amaranth
The seed of the amaranth plant, grown organically. A gluten-free pseudocereal.
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 1 brand. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 22. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
0
6-10
0
11-20
6
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Castor & Pollux. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Supplies complete plant protein, magnesium and iron, with no gluten.
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 100%
- Chicken Meal 100%
- Peas 100%
- Sweet Potatoes 100%
- Pea Protein 100%
- Oatmeal 50%
- Barley 50%
- Brown Rice 50%
- Potatoes 50%
- Natural Flavor 33%
- Flaxseed 17%
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.
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