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Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Yeast Culture

A yeast culture grown on a nutrient medium and dried with it.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 1298 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

2 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 22. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.17
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Evanger's. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies B vitamins and fermentation compounds that support gut bacteria and digestion.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Evanger's 2

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Duck Meal 100%
  2. Turkey Meal 100%
  3. Dried Sweet Potatoes 100%
  4. Green Lentils 100%
  5. Brown Rice 100%
  6. Pearled Barley 100%
  7. Natural Flavor 100%
  8. Monocalcium Phosphate 100%
  9. Coconut Oil 100%
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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