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Selenium Yeast

Selenium bound into yeast, an organic form of the trace mineral.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 19 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

5%

137 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 15 brands. 118 dry dog food, 19 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 35. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

1%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 99% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.44
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 89 priced foods, 7% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

18%

of the foods that list it are from Horizon. 15 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Generally absorbed and retained better than inorganic selenium salts, supporting antioxidant enzymes and thyroid function.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Horizon 24
  2. Victor 19
  3. Blue Seal 16
  4. Verus 15
  5. Annamaet 15
  6. Health Extension 13
  7. Nulo 12
  8. Farmina 6
  9. Evanger's 4
  10. Nutro 4

Plus 5 more brands.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Fat 64%
  2. Chicken Meal 46%
  3. Flaxseed 40%
  4. Brown Rice 29%
  5. Natural Flavor 28%
  6. Chicken 24%
  7. Sweet Potatoes 23%
  8. Peas 20%
  9. Lentils 18%
  10. Chickpeas 17%
  11. Rice Bran 15%
  12. Carrots 15%
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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