The Underbite

Ingredient Atlas

Every ingredient in US dog food, placed by how it's actually used across 1,287 real recipes. Two ingredients sit close when they do the same job — distance is substitutability.

The Underbite
Ingredient Atlas

Every ingredient in US dog food, mapped by how it's actually used — each one's position learned from 1,285 real product panels across 411 brands.

PositionWhere an ingredient sits is set by what it's used with — its companions across every recipe. Two ingredients land close when they do the same job, so distance reads as substitutability.
ColorColor shows what an ingredient is — its role (protein, grain, oil…), or switch to cluster for groups that recur together.
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This map groups by co-use, not type. Proteins don't form one blob — chicken, beef and duck rarely share a recipe, so they scatter, each sitting among its own companions. Keep color on Role and click Protein in the legend to watch it happen.
950 ingredients·1,285 recipes·411 brands
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