Ingredient file
Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols
Rendered animal fat kept stable with mixed tocopherols, a natural form of vitamin E, rather than a synthetic preservative.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 641 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
<1%
5 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 5. In the top five of 3 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 4 priced foods, 70% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A concentrated energy source preserved with vitamin E rather than synthetic preservatives, which many owners prefer. Supplies linoleic acid for skin and coat.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Whole Grain Corn 80%
- Poultry By-Product Meal 80%
- Corn Protein Meal 80%
- Animal Fat 80%
- Mixed Tocopherols 80%
- Soybean Meal 80%
- Chicken 80%
- Meat and Bone Meal 60%
- Whole Grain Wheat 60%
- Rice 40%
- Beef 40%
- Egg and Chicken Flavor 20%
On the shelf
Foods that list Animal Fat Preserved with Mixed-Tocopherols
5 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.
