An analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database examined the use of carrot in pet foods. Carrots appear in 47 percent of canned dog food recipes. For canned cat food, 26 percent of recipes feature carrots.

Dogs find carrots highly palatable, according to the analysis. Carrots even serve as treats for some dogs.

Carrots in wet and dry pet food

To learn more about how wet and dry dog and cat foods use carrots, read “Carrot a popular ingredient in dog and cat food,” in the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.

The Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center provides pet food industry professionals with a database of nutritional information and full ingredient lists for pet foods currently available in the US market. Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center users can learn what competitors in the pet food industry are using in their products, along with how they are marketing those formulations.

Exclusive data on the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center

The Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center contains exclusive data on which pet food companies are using particular pet food ingredients, along with the nutritional information about these products. Beyond that, the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database allows users to analyze how pet food companies refer to ingredients, for example chicken byproducts versus coproducts, along with the marketing claims made in the names of the pet foods, such as organic or natural.

Other analyses of Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center information include:

• Pumpkin found in 20 percent of dry dog food
• Infographic: Popular legumes in dry, wet pet foods
• Chicken rules the roost of dog and cat food proteins
• Cranberries, blueberries top pet food ingredient fruits
• Salmon meal is in nearly one-quarter of dry dog foods
• Lamb remains common in dry dog food
• Cranberries, blueberries top pet food ingredient fruits