Ingredient file // Ingredient
Psyllium Husk
Printed as “Powdered Psyllium Seed Husk” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The outer coating of the psyllium seed, a concentrated soluble fiber.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 46 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
57 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. 36 dry dog food, 18 frozen dog food, 2 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 13. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 75% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 34 priced foods, 15% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
47%
of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Absorbs water to form a gel, which helps firm loose stools and ease constipation.
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
- Natural Flavor 61%
- Chicken Fat 56%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 54%
- Corn 51%
- Brewers Rice 51%
- Wheat Gluten 49%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 47%
- Water 32%
- Dried Egg Yolk 32%
- Torula Yeast 32%
- Dried Miscanthus Grass 32%
- Pea Fiber 26%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.