Ingredient file
Mono- and Dicalcium Phosphate
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 33 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
97 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 15. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
3
6-10
87
11-20
7
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 52% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$2.06
All foods
$3.25
Median of the cheapest bag price across 79 priced foods, 37% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
94%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 4 brands use it in total.
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.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #2 Purina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #3 Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #15 Purina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food
- #20 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #26 Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #33 Purina One SmartBlend Sensitive Systems Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
- #36 Purina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
- #48 Purina One SmartBlend Healthy Puppy Formula Premium 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
- Mixed Tocopherols 89%
- Beef Fat 79%
- Rice 70%
- Whole Grain Corn 69%
- Whole Grain Wheat 65%
- Chicken 56%
- Soybean Meal 54%
- Corn Protein Meal 42%
- Poultry By-Product Meal 42%
- Corn Gluten Meal 35%
- Corn Germ Meal 34%
- Dried Egg Product 34%
On the shelf
Foods that list Mono- and Dicalcium Phosphate
97 foods in our catalog list it. These 60 list it highest on the label.
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Sensitive Systems Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina ONE Skin and Coat Dry Dog Food
HorizonHorizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Puppy Chow Large Breed Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Puppy Chow Complete Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Dog Chow Natural Plus Vitamins & Minerals Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Bella Natural Bites with a Blend of Real Chicken & Beef Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Development Puppy Small Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Beef Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Bella Natural Bites with a Blend of Real Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food Show 48 more
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Puppy Formula Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Chicken & Rice Formula Natural Adult Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Digestive Health Formula with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food
Health ExtensionHealth Extension Ancestry Chicken Meal and Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Puppy Sport 30/20 Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy 30/18 Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Sport Performance 30/20 High Protein Salmon Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beyond Simply Grain-Free White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Healthy Puppy Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Incredibites Small Dog Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One Plus Whole Body Support Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Puppy Formula Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beyond Organic Small Dog Chicken, Egg & Carrot Recipe Natural Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beyond Organic Chicken, Egg & Sweet Potato Recipe Natural Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Playful Life Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Originals Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
FarminaFarmina Vet Life Obesity canine Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Senior Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One SmartBlend Joint Health Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Small Bites 27/17 Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Giant Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Puppy Large Breed Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Puppy Chow Tender & Crunchy Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Originals Farm-Raised Beef Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Beneful IncrediBites Small Farm-Raised Beef Dog Dry Food
PurinaPurina Beneful Healthy Weight Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Specialized Nutrition Puppy Toy Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Senior Weight Management Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina One True Instinct High Protein with Real Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Active 27/17 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Turkey & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Mono And Dicalcium Phosphate
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.
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