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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Dried Beef

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 649 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

4 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6.5. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a supporting 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 $3.92
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 21% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

25%

of the foods that list it are from Health Extension. 4 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Health Extension 1
  2. Victor 1
  3. Instinct 1
  4. Blue 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Beef 75%
  2. Beef Liver 50%
  3. Sweet Potatoes 50%
  4. Beef Meal 50%
  5. Chicken Fat 50%
  6. Tapioca Starch 50%
  7. Beef Lung 25%
  8. Brown Rice Flour 25%
  9. Glycerin 25%
  10. Carrots 25%
  11. Salmon Oil 25%
  12. Brown Rice 25%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Health Extension Gently Air Dried Superfoods Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food47.5% protein
Show 3 more Victor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Beef Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Prairie Blend Dry Dog Food46.7% protein
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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