Ingredient file // Ingredient
Cheese
Printed as “Organic Cheese” on some labels. Same ingredient.
A dairy product made by curdling and pressing milk.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 65 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
35 of the 2,282 foods we track, from 3 brands. 31 dry dog food, 4 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 17. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 31 priced foods, 16% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
89%
of the foods that list it are from Fromm. 3 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Supplies calcium, protein and strong palatability. Used sparingly given its fat content and the lactose some dogs tolerate poorly.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Dried Tomato Pomace 54%
- Pearled Barley 51%
- Potatoes 49%
- Chicken 46%
- Chicken Meal 46%
- Oatmeal 46%
- Brown Rice 43%
- Dried Egg Product 43%
- Chicken Fat 37%
- Peas 37%
- Chicken Broth 34%
- Menhaden Fish Meal 34%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.