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Red Peppers

The ripe fruit of the red pepper plant.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 750 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

3 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 2 brands. All wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 5. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a main 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 $3.24

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 29% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

67%

of the foods that list it are from Merrick. 2 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. Merrick 2
  2. Rayne Nutrition 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Turkey 67%
  2. Chicken Broth 67%
  3. Chicken 67%
  4. Potatoes 67%
  5. Potato Starch 67%
  6. Water 33%
  7. Sweet Potatoes 33%
  8. Turkey Liver 33%
  9. Pea Protein 33%
  10. Tapioca Starch 33%
  11. Tricalcium Phosphate 33%
  12. Fructooligosaccharides 33%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

3 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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