Ingredient file
Organic Sorghum
Printed as “Sorghum” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Organically grown sorghum grain.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 76 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
34 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 32 dry dog food, 2 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 5. In the top five of 24 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 32 priced foods, 14% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
35%
of the foods that list it are from Wellness. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A gluten-free whole grain with a low glycemic index, giving slow steady energy plus antioxidants.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #31 Open Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food
- #72 Wellness Complete Health Small Breed Turkey & Oatmeal 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 Fat 68%
- Oatmeal 65%
- Chicken Meal 56%
- Brown Rice 56%
- Flaxseed 47%
- Barley 47%
- Peas 38%
- Dried Yeast 35%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 35%
- Natural Flavor 26%
- Millet 26%
- Chicken 26%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
34 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Open Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Beef Coated in Bone Broth Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Premium Quality Salmon Recipe Dog Food Topper28.9% proteinWellness Complete Health + Turkey & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo-MAINT with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Large Breed Adult Beef Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Salmon Small Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Beef Recipe For Seniors Dog Food Topper26.7% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Whole Grain Kibble Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinRayne Nutrition Plant Based Plant-Based Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinOpen Farm Goodbowl Wild-Caught Salmon & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinWellness Complete Health Beef & Barley Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinWellness Complete Health Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinWellness Complete Health Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinWellness Complete Health Toy Breed Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinWellness Complete Health Small Breed Senior Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinWellness Complete Health Small Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinWellness Complete Health Small Breed Turkey & Oatmeal Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinWellness Complete Health Puppy Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinWellness Complete Health Senior Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinWellness Complete Health Whitefish & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinWellness Complete Health Lamb & Barley Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice for Puppies Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Lamb & Oatmeal Dry Dog Food29.4% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinInstinct Be Natural Real Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinInstinct Be Natural Real Lamb & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinInstinct Be Natural Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.