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Vitamin A Acetate

A stable added form of vitamin A.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 9 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

12%

370 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 23 brands. 337 dry dog food, 24 wet dog food, 5 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 22. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

16%

Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 84% of foods.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.57
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 258 priced foods, 10% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

36%

of the foods that list it are from Royal Canin. 23 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies vitamin A for vision, skin and immune function in a form that survives processing.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Royal Canin 132 / 160
  2. Eukanuba 31 / 35
  3. Horizon 26 / 27
  4. NutriSource 24 / 91
  5. Bil-Jac 23 / 32
  6. Annamaet 20 / 20
  7. Health Extension 16 / 47
  8. Merrick 16 / 107
  9. Evanger's 14 / 30
  10. Acana 11 / 23

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

Plus 13 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #29 Royal Canin Small Adult Dry Dog Food
  2. #75 Royal Canin Small Puppy Dry Dog Food
  3. #80 Royal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Adult Dry Dog Food
  4. #100 Royal Canin French Bulldog Adult 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

  1. Chicken Fat 62%
  2. Natural Flavor 51%
  3. Chicken By-Product Meal 41%
  4. Brewers Rice 35%
  5. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 34%
  6. Corn 32%
  7. Chicken 30%
  8. Wheat Gluten 27%
  9. Brown Rice 26%
  10. Mixed Tocopherols 26%
  11. Chicken Meal 20%
  12. Fish Oil 18%

On the shelf

Foods that list Vitamin A Acetate

370 foods in our catalog list it. These 60 list it highest on the label.

Evanger’s Grain Free Braised Beef Chunks with Gravy - packed by hand! Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Grain Free Braised Beef Chunks with Gravy - packed by hand! Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 6 on the labelEvanger’s Roasted Chicken Drummet Dinner - packed by hand! Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Roasted Chicken Drummet Dinner - packed by hand! Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 6 on the labelAgainst the Grain The Good Egg - Steak ‘n Egg Wet Dog FoodAgainst the GrainAgainst the Grain The Good Egg - Steak ‘n Egg Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelAgainst the Grain The Good Egg - Bacon N Eggs Scramble Wet Dog FoodAgainst the GrainAgainst the Grain The Good Egg - Bacon N Eggs Scramble Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Moderate Calorie Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Moderate Calorie Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Early Cardiac Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Early Cardiac Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelRoyal Canin Maltese Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Maltese Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Medium Dental Care Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Medium Dental Care Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Jack Russell Terrier Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Jack Russell Terrier Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRayne Nutrition Rabbit Maint Quinoa Rabbit-Maint with Quinoa Dry Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Rabbit Maint Quinoa Rabbit-Maint with Quinoa Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Small Dental Care Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Small Dental Care Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 16 on the label
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Evanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Weight Management Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Weight Management Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 6 on the labelEvanger’s Super Premium EVX Restricted Diet: Skin & Coat Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Super Premium EVX Restricted Diet: Skin & Coat Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelEvanger’s Chunky Chicken Casserole - packed by hand! Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Chunky Chicken Casserole - packed by hand! Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the labelEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Digestion Bland Diet Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Digestion Bland Diet Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the labelEvanger’s Grain Free; Super Premium Chicken Dinner Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Grain Free; Super Premium Chicken Dinner Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 8 on the labelEvanger’s Grain Free LID Venison + Beef Dinner Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Grain Free LID Venison + Beef Dinner Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 9 on the labelEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Hip & Joint and Senior Support Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Hip & Joint and Senior Support Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 10 on the labelEvanger’s Organic Chicken & Turkey Dinner Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Organic Chicken & Turkey Dinner Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 11 on the labelEvanger’s Heritage Classic Puppy Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s Heritage Classic Puppy Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 12 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Large Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Large Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PW Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein PS Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein PS Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Skin Support Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Skin Support Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PD Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PD Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein KO Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein KO Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein Adult PV Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein Adult PV Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelRoyal Canin Setter Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Setter Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 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. 15 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. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Canine Selected Protein PR loaf Wet Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Canine Selected Protein PR loaf Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PR Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein PR Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary UC Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein HP Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein HP Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Urinary SO + Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelRoyal Canin Pug Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Pug Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 16 on the labelRayne Nutrition Adult Health RSS Adult Health-RSS Dry Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Adult Health RSS Adult Health-RSS Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo Maint Dry Dog FoodRayne NutritionRayne Nutrition Low Fat Kangaroo Maint Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Glycobalance Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Glycobalance Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Multifunction Renal Support + Hydrolyzed Protein Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Dalmatian Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Dalmatian Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Dachshund Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Dachshund Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Large Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Large Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Shih Tzu Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Shih Tzu Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Medium Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Medium Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Jack Russell Terrier Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Jack Russell Terrier Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin Great Dane Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Great Dane Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin French Bulldog Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin French Bulldog Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelNutriSource Large Breed Trout & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Large Breed Trout & Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelRoyal Canin French Bulldog Adult Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin French Bulldog Adult Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Cheese Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Cheese Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 17 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Pumpkin Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Chicken with Pumpkin Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 17 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Dental Small Dog Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Dental Small Dog Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Ultamino Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Ultamino Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Satiety Support Weight Management Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein Moderate Calorie Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Veterinary Hydrolyzed Protein Moderate Calorie Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the label
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