Ingredient file
Sugar
Refined sucrose, added for sweetness and browning.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 371 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
7 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. 5 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 14. 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 86% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 51% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
43%
of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 4 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Adds palatability and helps with browning. It contributes calories with no vitamins or minerals, and adds nothing a dog needs.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken By-Product Meal 71%
- Soybean Meal 71%
- Animal Fat 71%
- Natural Flavor 71%
- Brewers Rice 57%
- Meat and Bone Meal 57%
- Wheat 43%
- Corn Gluten Meal 43%
- Salmon 29%
- Potatoes 29%
- Water 29%
- Beef 29%