Ingredient file // Ingredient
Whole Grain Barley
Barley with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than polished away.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 76 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
33 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 32 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 4. In the top five of 27 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 24 priced foods, 23% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
76%
of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 3 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Beta-glucan fiber and slow energy release, with the bran and germ still on the grain.
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 Meal 91%
- Chicken 85%
- Chicken Fat 79%
- Brewers Rice 67%
- Whole Grain Sorghum 67%
- Natural Flavor 67%
- Whole Grain Brown Rice 52%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 52%
- Flaxseed 39%
- Split Peas 36%
- Whole Grain Oatmeal 30%
- Lamb Meal 24%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
33 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.