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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Pork And Bone Meal

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 507 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

5 of the 2,533 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 2. In the top five of 4 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.13
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 3% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

80%

of the foods that list it are from Merrick. 2 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Merrick 4
  2. Purina 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Natural Flavor 100%
  2. Beef 80%
  3. Salmon Meal 80%
  4. Sweet Potatoes 80%
  5. Potatoes 80%
  6. Peas 80%
  7. Pea Protein 80%
  8. Pork Fat 80%
  9. Potato Protein 80%
  10. Ground Yellow Corn 20%
  11. Corn Germ Meal 20%
  12. Beef and Bone Meal 20%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

5 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

An ingredient on its own tells you very little. What matters is how much of it there is and where it sits in the list. That is why we weigh the top five rather than reacting to any single name further down. Back to the wiki

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