Ingredient file // Ingredient
Flounder
A lean white flatfish used as a fish protein source.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 505 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
5 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 8. In the top five of 1 food, 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.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 24% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
60%
of the foods that list it are from Acana. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A very lean complete protein carrying selenium, B12 and modest omega 3 fatty acids. Low in fat, which suits weight-controlled diets.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Whole Herring 60%
- Red Lentils 60%
- Chicken 60%
- Turkey 60%
- Herring Meal 40%
- Pollock Meal 40%
- Chicken Meal 40%
- Turkey Meal 40%
- Green Peas 40%
- Eggs 40%
- Salmon 20%
- Monkfish 20%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
5 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.