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Pineapple

The fruit of the pineapple plant.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 73 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

31 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 5 brands. 27 dry dog food, 2 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.

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.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

14%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 86% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.41
All foods $3.24

Median of the cheapest bag price across 12 priced foods, 5% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

84%

of the foods that list it are from Horizon. 5 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies vitamin C, manganese and bromelain, an enzyme that helps break down protein.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Horizon 26
  2. Health Extension 2
  3. Halo 1
  4. Fromm 1
  5. Stella & Chewy's 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Flaxseed 58%
  2. Red Lentils 48%
  3. Chicken Fat 48%
  4. Peas 48%
  5. Carrots 45%
  6. Chicken Meal 45%
  7. Pea Starch 42%
  8. Chicken 39%
  9. Egg Product 39%
  10. Alfalfa Meal 32%
  11. Pea Fibre 32%
  12. Whole Grain Rye 29%
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. Back to the wiki

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