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Dried Potatoes

Potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 134 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

24 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 6 brands. 15 dry dog food, 8 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4. In the top five of 19 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 $4.23
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 11 priced foods, 30% above 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 Nutro. 6 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated grain-free energy with potassium and a little fiber.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nutro 12 / 71
  2. Simply Nourish 5 / 44
  3. Rayne Nutrition 3 / 14
  4. Lotus 2 / 32
  5. Natural Balance 1 / 48
  6. Merrick 1 / 107

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

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Mixed Tocopherols 96%
  2. Sunflower Oil 58%
  3. Dried Peas 50%
  4. Potato Protein 46%
  5. Natural Flavor 38%
  6. Canola Oil 38%
  7. Chicken 33%
  8. Flaxseed 29%
  9. Pea Fiber 29%
  10. Dried Sweet Potatoes 29%
  11. Guar Gum 25%
  12. Chickpeas 25%

On the shelf

Foods that list Dried Potatoes

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

Nutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Venison Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Venison Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelSimply Nourish Source High Protein Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Source High Protein Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelRayne Nutrition Rabbit Maint Rabbit-Maint Dry Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Rabbit Maint Rabbit-Maint Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo Maint Dry Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo Maint Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Duck & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Duck & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelMerrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food TopperMerrickMerrick Backcountry Freeze-Dried Raw Meal Mixer Real Beef Recipe Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 3 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. 3 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. 3 on the labelSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Small Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNatural Balance Limited Ingredient Bison & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Dog FoodNatural BalanceNatural Balance Limited Ingredient Bison & Sweet Potato Recipe Paté Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 4 on the labelNutro Slow Cook Chicken, Potato, Carrot & Pea Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Slow Cook Chicken, Potato, Carrot & Pea Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the labelNutro Premium Loaf Tender Beef, Sweet Potato & Carrot Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Premium Loaf Tender Beef, Sweet Potato & Carrot Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the label
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Nutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Salmon & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Salmon & Lentils Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 3 on the labelSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Large Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Large Breed Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Original Grain Free Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelSimply Nourish Source Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Source Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Small Bites Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Small Bites Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Large Breed Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Large Breed Adult Lamb & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the labelRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo-Maint Paté Wet Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo-Maint Paté Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 5 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Turkey & Potato Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Turkey & Potato Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 5 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Potato Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Potato Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelNutro Savory Lamb, Carrot And Pea Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Savory Lamb, Carrot And Pea Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the labelNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Healthy Turkey, Sweet Potato & Green Bean Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodNutroNutro Limited Ingredient Diet Healthy Turkey, Sweet Potato & Green Bean Recipe Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without potato

For owners who skip potato: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($2.96 to $5.92 per lb), with no potato on the label.

Hill’s Science Diet Light Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Light Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.93 per lbPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.41 per lbHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodHill'sHill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.00 per lbRoyal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.33 per lbOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodOpen FarmOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.05 per lbPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.23 per lbOrijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodOrijenOrijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.32 per lbThe Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken & Oat Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog FoodThe Honest KitchenThe Honest Kitchen Whole Grain Chicken & Oat Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.41 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.

Dehydrated Potatoes
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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