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Red Peppers

The ripe fruit of the red pepper plant.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 444 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

7 of the 3,105 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. All wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 11. In the top five of 3 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.17
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 28% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

43%

of the foods that list it are from Dave's Pet Food. 3 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Exceptionally high in vitamin C for a vegetable, plus beta carotene and antioxidants.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Dave's Pet Food 3
  2. Rayne Nutrition 2
  3. Merrick 2

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Potato Starch 71%
  2. Beef Broth 57%
  3. Dried Egg Product 57%
  4. Beef 43%
  5. Potatoes 43%
  6. Peas 43%
  7. Sweet Potatoes 43%
  8. Natural Flavor 43%
  9. Beef Liver 29%
  10. Carrots 29%
  11. Green Beans 29%
  12. Lamb 29%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

7 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

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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