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Calcium Propionate

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 78 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

41 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 16. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

27%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 73% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.93
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 32 priced foods, 21% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

34%

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

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Wysong 14 / 20
  2. Lotus 14 / 32
  3. FirstMate 12 / 12
  4. Purina 1 / 185

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

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Fat 63%
  2. Mixed Tocopherols 63%
  3. Chicken Meal 41%
  4. Chicken 41%
  5. Brown Rice 39%
  6. Peas 34%
  7. Pea Fiber 34%
  8. Flaxseed 32%
  9. Potassium Chloride 27%
  10. Natural Flavor 27%
  11. Tomato Pomace 24%
  12. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 24%

On the shelf

Foods that list Calcium Propionate

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

FirstMate Grain Friendly Cage Free Chicken Meal & Oats Formula Small Bites Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Grain Friendly Cage Free Chicken Meal & Oats Formula Small Bites Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Weight Control Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Weight Control Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelWysong Fundamentals Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Fundamentals Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelWysong Original Diets Healthy Aging Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Original Diets Healthy Aging Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelWysong Epigen 90 Starch-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Epigen 90 Starch-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Adult Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Turkey Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Turkey Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelWysong Epigen Starch-Free Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Epigen Starch-Free Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelPurina Dog Chow Soft Bites Smoked Chicken Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Dog Chow Soft Bites Smoked Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelWysong Optimal Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Optimal Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelWysong Optimal Performance Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Optimal Performance Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the label
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FirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Original Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Original Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 8 on the labelFirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 9 on the labelFirstMate Chicken Meal With Blueberries Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Chicken Meal With Blueberries Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 9 on the labelFirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelFirstMate Skoki Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Skoki Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Turkey Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Turkey Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelFirstMate Kasiks Wild Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Kasiks Wild Pacific Ocean Fish Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelFirstMate Kasiks Free Run Chicken Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Kasiks Free Run Chicken Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelFirstMate Limited Ingredient New Zealand Beef Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Limited Ingredient New Zealand Beef Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelFirstMate New Zealand Beef Meal Formula Small Bites Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate New Zealand Beef Meal Formula Small Bites Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelWysong Anergen Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Anergen Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelWysong Synorgon Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Synorgon Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelWysong Optimal Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Optimal Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelWysong Senior Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Senior Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelWysong Adult Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Senior Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Senior Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Adult Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Senior Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Senior Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelWysong Growth Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Growth Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Duck Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Duck Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Sardine Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Sardine Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Duck Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Duck Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Sardine Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Sardine Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelWysong Nurture with Quail Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Nurture with Quail Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 21 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 22 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Puppy Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Chicken Recipe Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 22 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Lamb Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 22 on the labelLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Puppy Dry Dog FoodLotusLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Chicken Recipe Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 22 on the labelWysong Vegan Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Vegan Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 23 on the label
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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