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Whole Grain Wheat

Wheat with the bran, germ and endosperm all left intact, rather than the refined endosperm alone.

Whole Grain Wheat

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 26 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

4%

97 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4. In the top five of 69 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

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

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.26
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 84 priced foods, 30% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

63%

of the foods that list it are from Purina. 4 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • More fiber, B vitamins and magnesium than refined wheat, but still wheat for sensitive dogs.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Purina 61
  2. Hill's 33
  3. Pedigree 2
  4. Rachael Ray Nutrish 1

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #2 Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  2. #3 Purina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  3. #5 Purina One SmartBlend Chicken & Rice Formula Natural Adult Dry Dog Food
  4. #10 Pedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
  5. #14 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
  6. #17 Purina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food
  7. #19 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula 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. Whole Grain Corn 84%
  2. Soybean Meal 61%
  3. Beef Fat 53%
  4. Chicken 51%
  5. Corn Protein Meal 47%
  6. Rice 46%
  7. Corn Gluten Meal 36%
  8. Chicken Meal 35%
  9. Poultry By-Product Meal 32%
  10. Cracked Pearled Barley 27%
  11. Chicken Fat 26%
  12. Chicken By-Product Meal 24%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Hill’s Healthy Advantage Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food-- proteinHill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Oral+ Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food-- 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 Prescription Diet g/d Aging Care Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food20.6% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet w/d Multi-Benefit Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% protein
Show 52 more Pedigree Adult , Roasted Lamb & Vegetable Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Weight Management Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Small Breed Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina One Plus Whole Body Support Chicken Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinPurina Beneful Incredibites Small Dog Chicken Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy 30/18 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein Real Chicken Duck Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinHill’s Prescription Diet j/d Joint Care Small Bites Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food21.3% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites 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 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% 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 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Large Breed Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley Dry Dog Food20.5% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food17.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Healthy Mobility Small Bites Chicken Meal, Brown Rice & Barley Dry Dog Food19.4% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 11+ Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% 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 Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food27.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Oral Care Chicken, Rice & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinPurina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein with Real Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Salmon & Tuna Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Vibrant Maturity 7+ Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend True Instinct High Protein with Real Beef & Salmon Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Puppy Formula Premium Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Joint Health Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Digestive Health Formula with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food28.4% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Chicken & Rice Formula Natural Adult Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% 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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