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Sea Salt

Salt harvested by evaporating sea water.

Sea Salt

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 64 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

2%

50 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 13 brands. 16 frozen dog food, 14 dry dog food, 9 dog food topper.

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

0%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 100% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $5.46
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 12 priced foods, 68% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

32%

of the foods that list it are from Smallbatch. 13 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies the sodium and chloride dogs need, with trace minerals from the sea water it came from.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Smallbatch 16 / 23
  2. Raw Bistro 6 / 7
  3. Portland Pet Food Company 5 / 6
  4. Carna4 5 / 6
  5. Tiki Dog 4 / 30
  6. Earth Animal 2 / 2
  7. Stella & Chewy's 2 / 85
  8. Jinx 2 / 21
  9. Against the Grain 2 / 5
  10. Health Extension 2 / 47

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

Plus 3 more brands.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Broccoli 36%
  2. Carrots 32%
  3. Sweet Potatoes 32%
  4. Green Beans 26%
  5. Eggs 26%
  6. Celery 24%
  7. Kale 24%
  8. Chicken 22%
  9. Butternut Squash 22%
  10. Chicken Liver 20%
  11. Peas 20%
  12. Flaxseed 18%

On the shelf

Foods that list Sea Salt

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

Jinx Beef Crumbles Dog Food TopperJinxJinx Beef Crumbles Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 6 on the labelJinx Chicken & Pumpkin Crumbles Dog Food TopperJinxJinx Chicken & Pumpkin Crumbles Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 6 on the labelPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Hopkins’ Pork N’ Potato Dog Food TopperPortland Pet Food CompanyPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Hopkins’ Pork N’ Potato Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 9 on the labelPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Winnie’s Lamb N’ Rice - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperPortland Pet Food CompanyPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Winnie’s Lamb N’ Rice - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelAgainst the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner Wet Dog FoodAgainst the GrainAgainst the Grain Pulled Beef with Gravy Dinner Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 10 on the labelAgainst the Grain Pulled Chicken with Gravy Dinner Wet Dog FoodAgainst the GrainAgainst the Grain Pulled Chicken with Gravy Dinner Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 10 on the labelRaw Bistro Chicken Entree 6 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Chicken Entree 6 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 11 on the labelHealth Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelRaw Bistro Turkey Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Turkey Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 12 on the labelHealth Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelTiki Dog Aloha Petites Lamb Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTiki DogTiki Dog Aloha Petites Lamb Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelTiki Dog Aloha Petites Duck Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTiki DogTiki Dog Aloha Petites Duck Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the label
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Portland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Tuxedo’s Chicken & Yams - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperPortland Pet Food CompanyPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Tuxedo’s Chicken & Yams - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Rosie’s Beef N’ Rice - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperPortland Pet Food CompanyPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Rosie’s Beef N’ Rice - For Picky Eaters, Seniors Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Grandma Ada’s Turkey & Yams Grain-Free Dog Food TopperPortland Pet Food CompanyPortland Pet Food Company Meals & Mixers Grandma Ada’s Turkey & Yams Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 11 on the labelRaw Bistro Turkey Entree 6 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Turkey Entree 6 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 12 on the labelRaw Bistro Lamb Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Lamb Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 12 on the labelRaw Bistro Bison Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Bison Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 13 on the labelRaw Bistro Beef Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodRaw BistroRaw Bistro Beef Entree 4 Pack Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 13 on the labelCarna4 Standard Duck Dry Dog FoodCarna4Carna4 Standard Duck Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelCarna4 Standard Chicken Dry Dog FoodCarna4Carna4 Standard Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Beef Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Beef Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 15 on the labelCarna4 Easy-Chew Lamb Dry Dog FoodCarna4Carna4 Easy-Chew Lamb Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTiki DogTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelNutriSource Turkey Dog Stew Tetrapaks Wet Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Turkey Dog Stew Tetrapaks Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 16 on the labelSmallbatch Beef Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Beef Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 16 on the labelSmallbatch Raw Rabbit Sliders Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Raw Rabbit Sliders Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 16 on the labelSmallbatch Raw Beef Sliders Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Raw Beef Sliders Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 16 on the labelSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Chicken Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Chicken Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 16 on the labelCarna4 Easy-Chew Venison Dry Dog FoodCarna4Carna4 Easy-Chew Venison Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelCarna4 Easy-Chew Goat Dry Dog FoodCarna4Carna4 Easy-Chew Goat Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelHeed Foods Fresh Salmon & Quinoa Dry Dog FoodHeed FoodsHeed Foods Fresh Salmon & Quinoa Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelSmallbatch Lamb Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Lamb Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 17 on the labelSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Turkey Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Lightly Cooked Turkey Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 17 on the labelSmallbatch Duck Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Duck Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Turkey Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Turkey Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Chicken Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Chicken Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Raw Duck Sliders Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Raw Duck Sliders Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Frozen Raw Lamb Patties Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Frozen Raw Lamb Patties Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Frozen Raw Chicken Patties Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Frozen Raw Chicken Patties Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 18 on the labelAnnamaet OHANA Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodAnnamaetAnnamaet OHANA Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelTiki Dog Aloha Petites Fish Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodTiki DogTiki Dog Aloha Petites Fish Luau Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelHeed Foods Fresh Chicken & Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodHeed FoodsHeed Foods Fresh Chicken & Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelSmallbatch Pork Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Pork Sliders Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 19 on the labelSmallbatch Raw Pork Patties Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Raw Pork Patties Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 19 on the labelEarth Animal Wisdom Air-Dried Chicken Recipe Dog Food TopperEarth AnimalEarth Animal Wisdom Air-Dried Chicken Recipe Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 19 on the labelSmallbatch Raw Turkey Sliders Frozen Dog FoodSmallbatchSmallbatch Raw Turkey Sliders Frozen Dog FoodFrozen // No. 20 on the labelEarth Animal Wisdom Air-Dried From the Air Recipe Dog Food TopperEarth AnimalEarth Animal Wisdom Air-Dried From the Air Recipe Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 21 on the labelStella & Chewy’s Raw Dinner Patties Beef & Salmon Perfectly Puppy Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Dog FoodStella & Chewy'sStella & Chewy’s Raw Dinner Patties Beef & Salmon Perfectly Puppy Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 23 on the labelStella & Chewy’s Raw Puppy Patties Chicken & Salmon Perfectly Puppy Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Dog FoodStella & Chewy'sStella & Chewy’s Raw Puppy Patties Chicken & Salmon Perfectly Puppy Dinner Patties Freeze-Dried Dog FoodFreeze-Dried // No. 23 on the label
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