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Potassium Citrate

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In 1 of every 45 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

58 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 9 brands. 46 dry dog food, 6 wet dog food, 6 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 19. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

40%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 60% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.87
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 45 priced foods, 11% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

24%

of the foods that list it are from Purina. 9 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Purina 14
  2. Royal Canin 12
  3. Blue 12
  4. Hill's 10
  5. Wellness 4
  6. Wysong 3
  7. Diamond>Care 1
  8. Rayne Nutrition 1
  9. Diamond 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Natural Flavor 43%
  2. Chicken 41%
  3. Chicken Fat 34%
  4. Barley 28%
  5. Brewers Rice 26%
  6. Rice 26%
  7. Flaxseed 26%
  8. Brown Rice 24%
  9. Wheat Gluten 22%
  10. Corn Gluten Meal 22%
  11. Whole Grain Corn 22%
  12. Peas 21%
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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