Ingredient file // Ingredient
Xanthan Gum
A thickener produced by bacterial fermentation of sugars.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 15 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
7%
152 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 21 brands. 141 wet dog food, 11 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 16. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 72% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 29% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
22%
of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 21 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Gives wet food its texture and keeps ingredients suspended. It is a soluble fiber and adds no calories.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 11 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 67%
- Chicken Broth 48%
- Beef 37%
- Chicken Liver 37%
- Carrots 33%
- Water 28%
- Dried Egg Product 24%
- Peas 20%
- Wheat Flour 17%
- Tapioca Starch 16%
- Sunflower Oil 16%
- Salt 16%