Ingredient file
Sodium Tripolyphosphate
A phosphate salt used to retain moisture and control texture.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 12 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
8%
253 of the 3,105 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 24 brands. 151 wet dog food, 95 dry dog food, 7 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 15. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 57% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 81 priced foods, 21% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
38%
of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 24 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Keeps moisture in the product and helps stabilize texture. Also included in some recipes for its effect on dental tartar.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 14 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #29 Royal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog Food
- #75 Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food
- #80 Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Adult Dry Dog Food
- #100 Royal Canin French Bulldog Adult 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 45%
- Wheat Gluten 44%
- Natural Flavor 40%
- Brewers Rice 39%
- Chicken Fat 33%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 32%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 30%
- Corn 26%
- Fish Oil 24%
- Chicken Liver 22%
- Chicken Broth 21%
- Carrots 21%