Ingredient file
Modified Tapioca Starch
Tapioca starch treated to improve its thickening behavior.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 291 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
<1%
11 of the 3,205 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. All wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 9. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Who leans on it
36%
of the foods that list it are from Cesar. 4 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A grain-free binder that is very digestible and rarely allergenic, useful in limited-ingredient recipes.
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.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 100%
- Carrots 64%
- Water 45%
- Sweet Potatoes 45%
- Chicken Liver 36%
- Wheat Gluten 36%
- Beef 36%
- Barley 36%
- Chicken Broth 27%
- Dried Egg Whites 27%
- Peas 27%
- Dried Plain Beet Pulp 27%
On the shelf
Foods that list Modified Tapioca Starch
11 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.
Bil-JacBil-Jac Chunky Stew with Chicken & Vegetables Grain-Free Wet Dog Food
CesarCesar Wholesome Meals Chicken, Carrots, Barley & Green Beans Wet Dog Food
CesarCesar Warm Bowls Roasted Chicken Entrée With Sweet Potatoes & Broccoli Wet Dog Food
Bil-JacBil-Jac Harvest Feast with Turkey & Sweet Potatoes in Gravy Grain-Free Wet Dog Food
Simply NourishSimply Nourish Original Adult - Shreds, Salmon, Chicken & Rice Stew Wet Dog Food
IamsIams Proactive Health Adult Chicken, Peas and Carrots Recipe Wet Dog Food
IamsIams Proactive Health Adult Beef, Peas and Carrots Recipe Wet Dog Food 
