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Yeast Extract

The soluble portion of yeast cells, concentrated into a flavor ingredient.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 32 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

3%

101 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 18 brands. 67 dry dog food, 18 dog food topper, 16 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 17. In the top five of 4 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 $3.37
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 46 priced foods, 4% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

18%

of the foods that list it are from Wysong. 18 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Highly palatable and a source of B vitamins and nucleotides that support cell renewal.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Wysong 18 / 20
  2. Blue Seal 16 / 19
  3. INABA 11 / 11
  4. Royal Canin 10 / 160
  5. FirstMate 9 / 12
  6. Brutus Broth 6 / 6
  7. NutriSource 6 / 91
  8. Artemis 5 / 11
  9. Evanger's 4 / 30
  10. Go! Solutions 4 / 46

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

Plus 8 more brands.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Fat 55%
  2. Natural Flavor 44%
  3. Chicken 35%
  4. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 31%
  5. Brown Rice 30%
  6. Chicken Meal 30%
  7. Flaxseed 28%
  8. Mixed Tocopherols 23%
  9. Water 17%
  10. Tapioca Starch 17%
  11. Barley 17%
  12. Corn 17%

On the shelf

Foods that list Yeast Extract

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

Brutus Broth Skin & Coat Vegetarian Bone Broth Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Skin & Coat Vegetarian Bone Broth Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 2 on the labelWeruva Awesome Everything Super Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food TopperWeruvaWeruva Awesome Everything Super Chicken Bone Broth Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 4 on the labelBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Beef Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Beef Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 5 on the labelEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Weight Management Wet Dog FoodEvanger'sEvanger’s EVX Restricted Diet: Weight Management Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 5 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 6 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. 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. 6 on the labelWysong Original Diets Senior with Organic Turkey Wet Dog FoodWysongWysong Original Diets Senior with Organic Turkey Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 on the labelWysong Original Diets Adult with Organic Chicken Wet Dog FoodWysongWysong Original Diets Adult with Organic Chicken Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 7 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. 7 on the labelGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Lamb Stew Dog Food TopperGo! SolutionsGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Lamb Stew Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Duck Pâté Dog Food TopperGo! SolutionsGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Duck Pâté Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the label
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Brutus Broth Hip & Joint Meal Topper Hip & Joint Mega Pack Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Hip & Joint Meal Topper Hip & Joint Mega Pack Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 6 on the labelBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Chicken Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Chicken Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 6 on the labelBrutus Broth Probiotic Meal Topper Probiotic Mega Pack Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Probiotic Meal Topper Probiotic Mega Pack Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 7 on the labelBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Pork| & Gravy Dog Food TopperBrutus BrothBrutus Broth Brutus Bone Broth for Dogs - Pork| & Gravy Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 7 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. 7 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. 7 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. 7 on the labelInaba Churu Meal Tuna with Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Meal Tuna with Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 8 on the labelInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Vegetables Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Vegetables Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 9 on the labelInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // 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. 9 on the labelInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Cheese Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Cheese Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperINABAInaba Churu Sprinkles Chicken and Beef Recipe Grain-Free Dog Food TopperTopper // No. 10 on the labelInaba Churu Meal in Gravy Chicken Recipe with Vegetables Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodINABAInaba Churu Meal in Gravy Chicken Recipe with Vegetables Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 11 on the labelNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelSimply Nourish Original Adult - Shreds, Salmon, Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog FoodSimply NourishSimply Nourish Original Adult - Shreds, Salmon, Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 12 on the labelFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Pacific Ocean Fish Large Breed Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 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. 12 on the labelInaba Churu Meal in Gravy Chicken Recipe with Vegetables & Beef Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodINABAInaba Churu Meal in Gravy Chicken Recipe with Vegetables & Beef Grain-Free Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 13 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain Free Beef Formula Wet Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain Free Beef Formula Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 13 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. 13 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain Free Lamb Formula Wet Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain Free Lamb Formula Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 14 on the labelFirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Limited Ingredient Diet Free Run Chicken Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain Free Turkey & Salmon Wet Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain Free Turkey & Salmon Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 14 on the labelFirstMate 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. 14 on the labelFirstMate Chicken Meal With Blueberries Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Chicken Meal With Blueberries Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelWysong Fundamentals Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Fundamentals Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain Free Chicken Formula Wet Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain Free Chicken Formula Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 15 on the labelArtemis Osopure Grain Free Duck Formula Wet Dog FoodArtemisArtemis Osopure Grain Free Duck Formula Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 15 on the labelFarmina Vet Life Diabetic Canine Dry Dog FoodFarminaFarmina Vet Life Diabetic Canine Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelWysong Epigen 90 Starch-Free Dry Dog FoodWysongWysong Epigen 90 Starch-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 15 on the labelHealth Extension food Grain Free New York Style Wet Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension food Grain Free New York Style Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 16 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. 16 on the labelNutriSource Element Series Coastal Plains Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Element Series Coastal Plains Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 16 on the labelHealth Extension food Grain Free Northern Catch Wet Dog FoodHealth ExtensionHealth Extension food Grain Free Northern Catch Wet Dog FoodWet // No. 17 on the labelFirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFirstMateFirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelFarmina Pet Foods - - Farmina Vet Life Canine Dry Dog FoodFarminaFarmina Pet Foods - - Farmina Vet Life Canine Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelNutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Element Series Outback Trails Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelBlue Seal Native Level 3 Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Native Level 3 Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelGo! Solutions Digestion + Gut Health Chicken with Grains Dry Dog FoodGo! SolutionsGo! Solutions Digestion + Gut Health Chicken with Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelBlue Seal Native Puppy Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Native Puppy Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelBlue Seal Native Level 2.5 Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Native Level 2.5 Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Upland Stream Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelRoyal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin Cavalier King Charles Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelRoyal Canin French Bulldog Puppy Dry Dog FoodRoyal CaninRoyal Canin French Bulldog Puppy Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelNutriSource Element Series Open Waters Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Element Series Open Waters Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelBlue Seal Native Level 4 Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Native Level 4 Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 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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