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Whole Grain Oats

Oats with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than milled away.

Whole Grain Oats

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 49 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

51 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 50 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6. In the top five of 21 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

80%

Listed before the salt in 80% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.21
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 32 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

84%

of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Slow, steady energy with the beta-glucan fiber that supports digestion.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Hill's 43
  2. Horizon 8

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #14 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  2. #23 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  3. #36 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  4. #60 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  5. #92 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy 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 Meal 84%
  2. Cracked Pearled Barley 76%
  3. Chicken Fat 75%
  4. Brewers Rice 65%
  5. Chicken 65%
  6. Brown Rice 59%
  7. Natural Chicken Liver Flavor 53%
  8. Whole Grain Corn 51%
  9. Whole Grain Wheat 43%
  10. Dried Beet Pulp 37%
  11. Corn Protein Meal 35%
  12. Flaxseed 29%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

51 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

Hill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 6+ Large Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Small Breed Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Bioactive Recipe Adult 7+ Thrive + Vigor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Perfect Digestion Chicken, Whole Oats & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Whole Oats & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Senior Vitality Small & Mini Chicken & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.9% protein
Show 43 more Hill’s Science Diet Adult Beef & Barley Entrée Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Salmon & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.9% proteinHorizon Taiga XL - Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Digestive/Fiber Care with Chicken Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food22.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food22.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Bites Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food18.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe No Corn, Wheat, Soy Dry Dog Food21.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 11+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Bites No Corn, Wheat, Soy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe Dry Dog Food22.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Small Bites Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Perfect Digestion Large Breed Chicken, Brown Rice & Whole Oats Recipe Dry Dog Food22.9% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Digestion Salmon, Whole Oats, and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.8% proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Small Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Prescription Diet Derm Defense Environmental Sensitivities Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Chicken Meal & Oats Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food22.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Light with Chicken Meal & Barley Dry Dog Food22.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinHorizon Complete Whole Grain Senior Weight Management Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHorizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinHorizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Adult Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinHorizon Complete All Life Stages Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Pork Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinHorizon Pulsar Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% protein
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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