Xanthan Gum in Dog Food: Which Recipes List It

Xanthan Gum shows up across the Dog Food Library, a compiled set of manufacturer-published details for 958 dog foods sold in the United States. This page collects the facts as the manufacturers themselves state them: how many recipes list xanthan gum, where it typically sits in the ingredient order, and which specific products carry it, with links to check any food's full spec sheet directly.

What Xanthan Gum Is on a Label

Xanthan gum is a thickener produced by fermenting sugar with a bacterium. It is listed by name, most often in wet recipes.

How Many of the 958 Foods List Xanthan Gum

20 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list xanthan gum in their ingredient panel, as compiled from each manufacturer's own product page. Of those 20 foods, 0 list xanthan gum among the first five ingredients on the label, and the remaining 20 list it later in the panel. Ingredient order on these labels follows pre-cooking weight, so a fresh or wet ingredient can rank higher than a dried one that contributes more to the finished recipe.

Foods That List Xanthan Gum

The Dog Food Library lists 20 foods with xanthan gum on the label. Below is every one of them, shown as brand and recipe name and linked to that food's full spec sheet.

• Fromm: Nutritionals Digestive Support Low Fat Pate Adult Wet
• Merrick: Grain Free Cowboy Cookout With Beef Carrots Green Beans Apples IN Gravy
• Merrick: Grain Free Wilderness Blend With Duck Bison Venison Peas Potatoes Carrots IN Gravy
• Merrick: Lil Plates Grain Free Petite Pot Pie
• Merrick: Lil Plates Itsy Bitsy Beef Stew
• Merrick: Lil Plates Tiny Thanksgiving Day Dinner
• Nutro: Hearty Stew Chunky Beef Tomato Carrot Pea Stew Adult Wet
• Nutro: Hearty Stew Tender Chicken Carrot Pea Stew Adult Wet
• Purina Pro Plan: Sensitive Skin Stomach Beef Oat Meal Entree Classic Adult Wet
• Purina Pro Plan: Sensitive Skin Stomach Lamb Oat Meal Entree Classic Adult Wet
• Purina Pro Plan: Sensitive Skin Stomach Salmon Rice Entree Classic Adult Wet
• Purina Pro Plan Veterinary Diets: HA Hydrolyzed Chicken Flavor Canned All Life Stages Wet
• Royal Canin: Veterinary Diet Canine Hydrolyzed Protein Loaf Adult Wet
• Simply Nourish: Grain Free Chicken Tuna Stew Adult Wet
• Simply Nourish: Grain Free Tuna Salmon Stew Adult Wet
• Taste of the Wild: High Prairie Canine Recipe With Bison IN Gravy All Life Stages Wet
• Taste of the Wild: Pacific Stream Canine Recipe With Salmon IN Gravy All Life Stages Wet
• Taste of the Wild: Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe With Lamb IN Gravy All Life Stages Wet
• Taste of the Wild: Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe With Beef IN Gravy All Life Stages Wet
• Taste of the Wild: Wetlands Canine Recipe With Fowl IN Gravy All Life Stages Wet

How to Check a Specific Food

To look up whether a particular food lists xanthan gum, and where, open its entry on the Dog Food Library by brand or put it side by side with another food using the dog food comparison tool. Both pages pull from the same manufacturer-sourced data used to build this page.

For between-meal variety that keeps the main recipe unchanged, browse single ingredient freeze dried dog treats from Sniff and Shift.

Data from maker product pages as compiled for the Dog Food Library; counts as of September 23, 2026.

Questions about xanthan gum in dog food

How many of the 958 dog foods in the library list xanthan gum?

20 of the 958 foods in the Dog Food Library list xanthan gum on their ingredient panel, as compiled from manufacturer product pages.

Where does xanthan gum usually appear in the ingredient order?

Of the 20 foods that list xanthan gum, 0 show it among the first five ingredients and 20 show it later in the list, based on each manufacturer's own published order.

Which brands include xanthan gum in the Dog Food Library?

Examples in the Dog Food Library include Fromm, Merrick, and Nutro, among the 20 foods that list xanthan gum; see the full list on this page.