Ingredient file
Sodium Carbonate
An alkaline salt used to control acidity.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 33 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
78 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 15 brands. 49 wet dog food, 18 dog food topper, 11 dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 19. 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 99% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 10 priced foods, 72% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
17%
of the foods that list it are from Nulo. 15 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A processing aid that buffers acidity rather than a nutrient.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 5 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #55 Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
- #59 Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 50%
- Chicken Liver 47%
- Natural Flavor 37%
- Carrots 33%
- Guar Gum 32%
- Chicken Broth 31%
- Water 27%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 26%
- Beef 26%
- Dried Egg Product 24%
- Peas 23%
- Turkey 21%