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Whole Grain Ground Corn

Whole corn kernels ground for digestibility, with the bran and germ left intact.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 80 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

40 of the 3,204 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 2. In the top five of 40 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 $1.51
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 38 priced foods, 54% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

50%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Keeps the fiber and vitamin E that degermed corn throws away, while still digesting easily.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Iams 20 / 31
  2. Pedigree 14 / 42
  3. Diamond 5 / 30
  4. Rachael Ray Nutrish 1 / 19

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

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #10 Iams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog Food
  2. #12 Pedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
  3. #41 Pedigree Small Dog Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
  4. #42 Iams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog Food
  5. #50 Iams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food
  6. #73 Pedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog Food
  7. #87 Iams Adult Healthy Weight 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. Natural Flavor 93%
  2. Chicken By-Product Meal 90%
  3. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 68%
  4. Soybean Meal 60%
  5. Mixed Tocopherols 50%
  6. Ground Whole Grain Sorghum 50%
  7. Chicken Fat 45%
  8. Chicken 43%
  9. Corn Gluten Meal 40%
  10. Brewers Rice 38%
  11. Animal Fat 35%
  12. Meat and Bone Meal 33%

On the shelf

Foods that list Whole Grain Ground Corn

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

Pedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Adult Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Small Dog Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Small Dog Grilled Steak and Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelIams Adult Healthy Weight Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Healthy Weight Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree High Protein Chicken & Turkey Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree High Protein Chicken & Turkey Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree High Protein Beef and Lamb Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelIams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Healthy Weight Large Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelDiamond Original Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Original Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelDiamond Puppy All Life Stages Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Puppy All Life Stages Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelRachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Savory Chicken, Veggies & Barley Dry Dog FoodRachael Ray NutrishRachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Savory Chicken, Veggies & Barley Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the label
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Pedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Puppy Chicken & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Adult, Roasted Chicken & Vegetable Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Adult, Roasted Chicken & Vegetable Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree with MarroBites Adult, Grilled Steak and Vegetable Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree with MarroBites Adult, Grilled Steak and Vegetable Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Tender Bites for Small Dogs Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Tender Bites for Small Dogs Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Puppy Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Puppy Grilled Steak & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Healthy Weight Roasted Chicken, & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Healthy Weight Roasted Chicken, & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Big Dogs Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Big Dogs Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Small Dog Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Small Dog Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Tender Bites Chicken & Steak Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelPedigree Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodPedigreePedigree Adult Roasted Chicken, Rice & Vegetable Flavor Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelIams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Proactive Health MiniChunks Chicken & Whole Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelIams Advanced Health Mobility Support Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Advanced Health Mobility Support Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelIams Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Puppy Large Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelIams Adult Minichunks Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Minichunks Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelDiamond Premium All Life Stages Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Premium All Life Stages Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelDiamond High Energy Adult Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond High Energy Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelIams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Large Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Proactive Health Healthy Puppy Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Proactive Health Healthy Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Advanced Health Healthy Digestion Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Advanced Health Healthy Digestion Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Puppy Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Puppy Small Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Puppy Small Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Small Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelDiamond Maintenance Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Maintenance Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelIams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Minichunks with Lamb & Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Proactive Health Healthy Aging Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Proactive Health Healthy Aging Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Proactive Health Small Breed Lamb AND Rice Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Proactive Health Small Breed Lamb AND Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Proactive Health Adult Beef AND Rice Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Proactive Health Adult Beef AND Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams ProActive Health Adult High Protein Dry Dog FoodIamsIams ProActive Health Adult High Protein Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Healthy Aging Adult Large Breed Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Healthy Aging Adult Large Breed Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Mature Adult Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Mature Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelIams Adult Large Breed Lamb & Rice Dry Dog FoodIamsIams Adult Large Breed Lamb & Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without corn

For owners who skip corn: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($1.05 to $2.11 per lb), with no corn on the label.

Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.47 per lbTaste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.11 per lbWellness Complete Health Deboned Chicken & Oatmeal Dry Dog FoodWellnessWellness Complete Health Deboned Chicken & Oatmeal Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.96 per lbTaste of the Wild Ancient Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog FoodTaste of the WildTaste of the Wild Ancient Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog FoodDry // $2.11 per lbNature’s Recipe Original Adult Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNature's RecipeNature’s Recipe Original Adult Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.51 per lbVictor Classic Hi-Pro Plus Dry Dog FoodVictorVictor Classic Hi-Pro Plus Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.50 per lbDiamond Pro89 Beef, Pork & Ancient Grains Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog FoodDiamondDiamond Pro89 Beef, Pork & Ancient Grains Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.50 per lbNutriSource Choice Turkey Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Choice Turkey Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $1.50 per lb

Checked against the ingredient list we store for each food. Labels change, so read the bag before you buy.

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Ground Whole Grain Corn
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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