Ingredient file // Ingredient
Butternut Squash
Printed as “Whole Butternut Squash” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The flesh of the butternut squash, used cooked or dried.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 38 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
66 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 10 brands. 30 dry dog food, 22 frozen dog food, 13 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 8. In the top five of 13 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
8
2-3
5
4-5
28
6-10
8
11-20
17
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 86% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$4.88
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 36 priced foods, 51% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
42%
of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 10 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Beta carotene and soluble fiber that steadies stools, at very few calories.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Apples 45%
- Carrots 45%
- Chicken 36%
- Flaxseed 36%
- Sweet Potatoes 33%
- Montmorillonite Clay 32%
- Beef Liver 23%
- Chicken Liver 23%
- Ground Miscanthus Grass 23%
- Beef 21%
- Beef Kidney 20%
- Beef Spleen 20%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
66 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Earthborn Holistic Unrefined Roasted Lamb with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinEarthborn Holistic Unrefined Roasted Rabbit with Ancient Grains & Superfoods Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Roasted Lamb & Butternut Squash Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Smoked Turkey & Butternut Squash Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Smoked Wild Boar & Butternut Squash Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Turkey Meal & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHealth Extension food Vegetarian Entree Wet Dog Food29.2% proteinMerrick Grain-Free Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper100.0% protein
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The Honest Kitchen Pumpkin Pour Overs Chicken Dog Food Topper30.0% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Pumpkin Pour Overs Salmon Dog Food Topper30.0% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Bone Broth Pour Overs Dog Food Topper45.0% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Functional Pour Overs: Skin & Coat - Salmon Stew Dog Food Topper40.0% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Functional Pour Overs: Hip & Joint - Chicken Stew Dog Food Topper45.0% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Healthy Grains, Sea to Farm Puppy Recipe Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Shakers Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper40.4% proteinOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinFromm Four-Star Rancherosa® Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinCanidae Under the Sun Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae Under The Sun Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae All Life Stages Large Breed Formula Turkey Meal & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Pork & Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Sea to Stream Fish & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Patties Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Puppies Frozen Dog Food43.3% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Bites Grass-Fed Lamb Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Longevity Bites Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Patties Real Rabbit Recipe Frozen Dog Food44.1% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Patties Real Lamb Recipe Frozen Dog Food46.9% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Patties Real Duck Recipe Frozen Dog Food45.5% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Patties Real Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Patties Real Beef Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Bites Real Rabbit Recipe Frozen Dog Food44.1% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Bites Real Lamb Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Bites Real Duck Recipe Frozen Dog Food45.5% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Bites Real Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Signature Bites Real Beef Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Patties Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Patties Real Beef Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Seniors Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Puppies Frozen Dog Food43.3% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Grass-Fed Lamb Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinInstinct Raw Bites Real Beef Recipe Frozen Dog Food40.0% proteinOrijen Senior Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Fit & Trim Dry Dog Food47.7% proteinOrijen Tundra Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Small Breed Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Puppy Large Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen Puppy Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinNature’s Recipe Prime Blends Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey, and Butternut Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper37.0% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
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.
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