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Sarsaparilla Root

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 123 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

26 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 44.5. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.04
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 26 priced foods, 24% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

54%

of the foods that list it are from Acana. 2 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Acana 14 / 23
  2. Orijen 12 / 25

Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken 62%
  2. Turkey 54%
  3. Whole Herring 38%
  4. Oat Groats 35%
  5. Chicken Liver 35%
  6. Red Lentils 35%
  7. Salmon 31%
  8. Chicken Meal 31%
  9. Dehydrated Chicken 23%
  10. Whole Sorghum 23%
  11. Whole Millet 23%
  12. Chicken Fat 23%

On the shelf

Foods that list Sarsaparilla Root

26 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.

Acana Freshwater Fish Blend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Freshwater Fish Blend Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 34 on the labelAcana Light & Fit Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Light & Fit Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 38 on the labelOrijen Regional Red Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Regional Red Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 44 on the labelOrijen Amazing Grains, Fit & Trim Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Amazing Grains, Fit & Trim Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 45 on the label
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Acana Wholesome Grains, Large Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains, Large Breed Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 39 on the labelAcana Wholesome Grains, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 39 on the labelAcana Free-Run Poultry Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Free-Run Poultry Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 39 on the labelAcana Puppy Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Puppy Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 39 on the labelAcana Wholesome Grains Sea to Farm Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains Sea to Farm Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 40 on the labelAcana Wholesome Grains Healthy Grains Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains Healthy Grains Puppy Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 40 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 40 on the labelAcana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 40 on the labelAcana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Recipe Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Wholesome Grains Free-Run Poultry & Grains Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 40 on the labelAcana Red Meat Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Red Meat Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 42 on the labelOrijen Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 46 on the labelOrijen Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 47 on the labelOrijen Small Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Small Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 47 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Meadowland Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 47 on the labelOrijen Fit & Trim Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Fit & Trim Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 48 on the labelOrijen Puppy Large Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Puppy Large Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 48 on the labelOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 49 on the labelOrijen Tundra Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Tundra Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 49 on the labelOrijen Amazing Grains, Puppy Large Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Amazing Grains, Puppy Large Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 50 on the labelOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 52 on the labelAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAcanaAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 52 on the labelOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 54 on the label
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