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Flaxseed

Printed as “Whole Flaxseed” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.

Flaxseed

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 2 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

47%

1,162 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 61 brands. 961 dry dog food, 137 wet dog food, 31 frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 10. In the top five of 28 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

94%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.15
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 786 priced foods, 3% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

12%

of the foods that list it are from Blue. 61 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • The best plant source of omega 3, plus fiber. Dogs use fish omega 3 more efficiently though.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 140
  2. Hill's 87
  3. Wellness 85
  4. Nulo 57
  5. Merrick 54
  6. Instinct 51
  7. Stella & Chewy's 47
  8. Nutro 41
  9. Fromm 38
  10. Natural Balance 31

Plus 51 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #4 Hill’s Science Diet ght Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #6 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #8 Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
  5. #9 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #12 Iams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog Food
  7. #14 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  8. #23 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe 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

  1. Chicken Fat 43%
  2. Chicken Meal 42%
  3. Chicken 41%
  4. Peas 40%
  5. Natural Flavor 36%
  6. Brown Rice 30%
  7. Oatmeal 24%
  8. Barley 21%
  9. Potatoes 20%
  10. Sweet Potatoes 19%
  11. Pea Protein 17%
  12. Turkey Meal 15%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

1,162 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Blue Basics Grain Free Adult Duck Potato Recipe Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 3 Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinDiamond Care Sensitive Skin Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Alaska Pollock Meal & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Duck Meal & Pumpkin Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinEarthborn Holistic Venture Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Squid & Chickpeas Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinEvanger’s EVX Enhanced Diet Hip & Joint Support with Chicken, Glucosamine, Chondroitin, and Turmeric Wet Dog Food22.5% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet k/d + Mobility Kidney + Joint Care Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food-- protein
Show 58 more Blue Wilderness Beef & Chicken with Grains Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Grain-Free Senior - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinBlue Natural Veterinary Diet WM Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinFromm Nutritionals Digestive Pâté Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinWellness Complete Health Age Advantage Pate Chicken Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinBlue Boo Bits Chicken Recipe Soft Dog Treats13.7% proteinBlue Boo Bars Pumpkin & Cinnamon Crunchy Dog Treats13.5% protein4health with Wholesome Grains Adult Large Breed + Mobility Chicken and Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHalo Holistic Cage-Free Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinBil-Jac Sensitive Solutions Healthy Weight Support Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHalo Holistic Grain Free Cage-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinHalo Holistic Vegan Plant-Based with Kelp Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinWellness Core 95% Turkey & Spinach Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinWellness Complete Health Pate Turkey Salmon Entrée Smooth Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinWellness Complete Health Pate Turkey Dinner Smooth Loaf Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinWellness Complete Health Pate Age Advantage Tuna & Salmon Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinBlue True Solutions Small Breed Care Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe for Small Breed Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinWeruva Dogs in the Kitchen Puppy Beef & Rice Formula in Gravy Wet Dog Food37.5% proteinBlue True Solutions Large Breed Care Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% protein4health with Wholesome Grains Adult Salmon and Potato Formula at Tractor Supply Co Dry Dog Food27.8% protein4health Shreds Large Breed Adult Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Wilderness Premier Blend Adult Chicken Tender Meaty Cuts Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Performance for Active Dogs, Beef & Chicken Recipe Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinSimply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinMerrick Backcountry Bone Broth Coated Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food38.2% proteinIams Proactive Health Adult Lamb, Peas and Carrots Recipe Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Beef Coated in Bone Broth Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinEukanuba Adult Chicken & Vegetable Stew , case of 12 Wet Dog Food42.1% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Chicken Recipe for Healthy Weight Can Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Performance Turkey & Chicken Recipe Cuts in Gravy Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinPure Balance Pro+ Turkey & Potato Recipe Can Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinRayne Nutrition Plant-Based Chunky Stew Wet Dog Food27.1% proteinNutriSource Seafood Select Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken Huli Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinNatural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Sweet Potato & Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinFromm Gold Nutritionals Digestive Support Low Fat Pâté Complete Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinFromm Pâté Chicken & Duck Pâté Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Cuisine Chicken & Vegetables Stew Wet Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Chicken & Rice Entrée Wet Dog Food21.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Hearty Vegetable & Chicken Stew Wet Dog Food25.0% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Wet Dog Food16.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Small & Mini Chicken & Vegetables Entrée Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Puppy Food - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food34.6% proteinBlue Wilderness Trout Chicken Grill Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinBlue True Solutions Skin & Coat Care Whitefish Recipe Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinBlue True Solutions Small Breed Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Beneful Freshly Prepared Classics Chicken Dinner with Carrots and Peas Pate Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Turkey & Lentils Recipe Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Turkey, Salmon & Chickpeas Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Lamb & Lentils Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Adult Trim Turkey & Cod Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Beef & Lamb Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Chicken & Salmon Dry Puppy Food: Raw Coated Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinSolid Gold Leaping Waters Grain Free Fish Wet Dog Food36.4% protein

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Flaxseeds Ground Flaxseed Organic Flaxseed Whole Flaxseed Whole Ground Flaxseed
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. Back to the wiki

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