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Whole Grain Barley

Barley with the bran and germ still on the grain rather than polished away.

Whole Grain Barley

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 94 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

34 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 3 brands. 32 dry dog food, 2 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4. In the top five of 26 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 $2.58
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 24 priced foods, 21% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

74%

of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 3 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Beta-glucan fiber and slow energy release, with the bran and germ still on the grain.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nutro 25 / 71
  2. Horizon 7 / 27
  3. Hill's 2 / 116

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

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #76 Nutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice 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. Chicken Meal 88%
  2. Chicken 85%
  3. Mixed Tocopherols 82%
  4. Chicken Fat 76%
  5. Brewers Rice 65%
  6. Whole Grain Sorghum 65%
  7. Natural Flavor 59%
  8. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 56%
  9. Whole Grain Brown Rice 50%
  10. Whole Grain Oatmeal 32%
  11. Split Peas 32%
  12. Flaxseed 32%

On the shelf

Foods that list Whole Grain Barley

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

Horizon Complete Whole Grain Senior Weight Management Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Complete Whole Grain Senior Weight Management Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelHorizon Taiga XL - Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga XL - Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutro Max Large Breed Puppy Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Large Breed Puppy Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutro Max Puppy Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Puppy Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Puppy Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Pork Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutro Ultra Small Breed, Weight Management, The Superfood Plate with a Trio of Proteins from Chicken, Lamb and Salmon Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Small Breed, Weight Management, The Superfood Plate with a Trio of Proteins from Chicken, Lamb and Salmon Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Ultra Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Senior Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Healthy Cuisine Braised Beef, Carrots & Peas Stew Wet Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Healthy Cuisine Braised Beef, Carrots & Peas Stew Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 12 on the labelHill’s Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Wet Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Prescription Diet Gastrointestinal Biome Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 17 on the label
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Horizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Adult Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Complete Whole Grain Large Breed Adult Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Complete All Life Stages Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Complete All Life Stages Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodHorizonHorizon Taiga Whole Grain Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelNutro Ultra Weight Management Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Weight Management Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Ultra Large Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Large Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Ultra Puppy Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Ultra Small Breed Weight Management Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Small Breed Weight Management Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Max Adult Lamb Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Adult Lamb Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Max Large Breed Adult Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Large Breed Adult Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Max Minichunks Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Minichunks Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Max Adult Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Adult Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Max Senior Chicken Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Senior Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Max Adult Beef Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Max Adult Beef Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Ultra Adult Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelNutro Ultra Senior Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Senior Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Senior Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Senior Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Adult Venison Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Adult Venison Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 on the labelNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Natural Choice Large Breed Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelNutro Ultra Toy Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Toy Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelNutro Ultra Small Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Ultra Small Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the label
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