Ingredient file
Rice Hulls
The indigestible outer husk of the rice grain.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 324 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
8 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 22.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 62% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 3 priced foods, 92% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Almost pure insoluble fiber. It adds bulk and can help stool formation, but contributes essentially no nutrients or calories.
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 88%
- Chicken Fat 63%
- Brewers Rice 50%
- Corn 50%
- Fish Oil 50%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 50%
- Lentils 50%
- Wheat Gluten 38%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 38%
- Turkey Meal 38%
- Yellow Peas 38%
- Fava Beans 38%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
8 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.