Ingredient file // Ingredient
Sweet Potatoes
Printed as “Whole Sweet Potatoes” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The tuber of the sweet potato plant, cooked and used as a grain-free carbohydrate. Botanically unrelated to the ordinary potato.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 4 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
22%
554 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 50 brands. 396 dry dog food, 105 wet dog food, 36 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 6. In the top five of 262 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
5
1st
96
2-3
161
4-5
145
6-10
44
11-20
103
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 83% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$3.54
All foods
$3.25
Median of the cheapest bag price across 338 priced foods, 9% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
15%
of the foods that list it are from Blue. 50 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Beta carotene for eyes plus soluble fiber that firms up stools.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 40 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #1 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #6 Blue Life Protection Formula Adult Small Breed Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #16 Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
- #24 Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #26 Blue Life Protection Formula Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #29 Blue Life Protection Formula Small Breed Senior Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #31 Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
- #33 Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Salmon & Sweet Potato 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
- Peas 51%
- Chicken 40%
- Natural Flavor 35%
- Chicken Meal 35%
- Chicken Fat 35%
- Flaxseed 33%
- Potatoes 30%
- Pea Protein 19%
- Turkey Meal 17%
- Lentils 16%
- Brown Rice 16%
- Carrots 16%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
554 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Abound Grain Free All Life Stages Salmon & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAbound Pro Vet Formulated Adult Small Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Beef & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Pear Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Apple Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Pork & Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAnnamaet Sustain Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinBil-Jac Chunky Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Wet Dog Food44.4% protein
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Blue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Grain-Free Senior - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinWellness Complete Health Age Advantage Pate Chicken Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinHalo Holistic Cage-Free Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% 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% proteinCarna4 Easy-Chew Venison Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCarna4 Standard Duck Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCarna4 Easy-Chew Fish Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCarna4 Easy-Chew Goat Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCarna4 Easy-Chew Lamb Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinCanidae Pure , Lamb, Turkey & Chicken Grain Free Recipe Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinBlue True Solutions Large Breed Care Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Wilderness Premier Blend Adult Chicken Tender Meaty Cuts Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinSimply Nourish Original Adult - Shreds, Salmon, Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog Food27.3% proteinMerrick Backcountry Bone Broth Coated Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food38.2% proteinBlue Wild Meals High Protein Beef Chicken Sweet Potato Feast Wet Dog Food37.9% proteinCarna4 Standard Chicken Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Beef Coated in Bone Broth Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinKirkland Signature Nature’s Domain Beef and Sweet Potato Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinRayne Nutrition Adult RSS Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinRayne Nutrition Plant-Based Chunky Stew Wet Dog Food27.1% proteinWysong Original Diets Adult with Organic Chicken Wet Dog Food36.0% proteinNatural Balance Limited Ingredient Bison & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Dog Food27.3% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken Huli Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinNatural Balance Limited Ingredient Diets Sweet Potato & Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food22.7% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Protein Plus Grain Free Chicken with Superfoods Dog Food Topper48.1% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Turkey, Duck & Root Veggies Butcher Block Pâté Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Braised Beef & Lamb One Pot Stew Wet Dog Food38.9% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Homestyle Recipe Puppy Food - Chicken & Garden Vegetables Wet Dog Food34.6% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Turkey & Lentils Recipe Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Grain Free Adult Turkey & Sweet Potato Entrée Classic Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinPurina Beneful Freshly Prepared Blends with Turkey, Sweet Potatoes, Brown Rice and Spinach Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Beef & Lamb Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinCesar Simply Crafted Adult Chicken Dog Food Topper90.9% proteinNutro So Simple Dog Chicken & Chicken and Duck Dog Food Topper78.6% proteinHealth Extension Digestive Support, Turkey & Sweet Potato Entrée in Gravy Wet Dog Food33.3% proteinHealth Extension Freeze Dried Raw Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper34.2% proteinFromm Pâté Lamb & Sweet Potato Pâté Wet Dog Food34.1% proteinFromm Four-Star Pâté Turkey, Duck, & Sweet Potato Pâté Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Premium Quality Salmon Recipe Dog Food Topper28.9% proteinEvanger’s Complements Grain Free All Fresh Vegetarian Dinner Wet Dog Food29.2% proteinSolid Gold Hund-N-Flocken Lamb Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinWholeHearted Healthy Benefits Weight Control Lamb and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinNow Fresh Large Breed Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNow Fresh Small Breed Puppy Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Sensitive Stomach & Skin Formula Dry Dog Food27.0% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Adult Formula - Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.7% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Cage Free Chicken Recipe Wet Dog Food38.9% proteinBil-Jac Harvest Feast with Turkey & Sweet Potatoes in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Large Breed Adult Beef Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Lamb & Pork Grain-Free Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNow Fresh Good Gravy Salmon Small Breed Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNow Fresh Trout, Salmon & Herring Grain-Free Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinVictor Select Grain Free Turkey and Sweet Potato Stew Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Chicken Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Duck Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Turkey Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Beef Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinSimply Nourish Original - Shreds, Chicken, Beef & Pasta Stew Wet Dog Food47.1% 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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