Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Pork
Printed as “Fresh Pork” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The clean flesh of the pig, used fresh.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 28 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
4%
90 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 24 brands. 61 dry dog food, 19 wet dog food, 7 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 3. In the top five of 58 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
25
1st
21
2-3
12
4-5
27
6-10
5
11-20
0
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$3.86
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 50 priced foods, 20% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
16%
of the foods that list it are from Halo. 24 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- High in thiamine, and a sensible alternative for dogs that react to poultry or beef.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 14 more brands.
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #62 Fromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #85 Taste of the Wild Ancient Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Beef 40%
- Pork Meal 34%
- Sweet Potatoes 29%
- Lamb 27%
- Potatoes 26%
- Peas 23%
- Carrots 22%
- Pork Fat 22%
- Chickpeas 20%
- Pork Liver 20%
- Chicken Fat 19%
- Flaxseed 18%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
90 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Acana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Red Meat Recipe Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Pork & Squash Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinCesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Smoked Bacon & Egg Wet Dog Food47.2% proteinCesar Home Delights Sausage with Egg & Cheese in Sauce Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinCesar Loaf & Topper in Sauce Ham & Egg with Potato & Cheese Wet Dog Food47.1% proteinDiamond Pro89 Beef, Pork & Ancient Grains Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food33.3% protein
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Halo Holistic Cage-Free Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food31.9% proteinWholeHearted Adult Small-Breed Beef & Brown Rice Recipe with Whole Grains Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinHalo Holistic Cage-Free Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinHalo Holistic Grain Free Cage-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinRayne Nutrition Adult RSS Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinFromm Four-Star Diner Favorites Bella’s Beef Barkundy Stew Wet Dog Food38.9% proteinFromm Four-Star Shredded Pork in Gravy Entrée Wet Dog Food43.8% proteinFromm Pâté Beef & Barley Pâté Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinInstinct Freshly Crafted Meals Pork & Wild-Caught Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Pork Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinOrijen FreshPrey Turkey, Salmon & Pork Recipe Wet Dog Food54.5% proteinWholeHearted Freeze-Dried Immunity Support Dog Food Topper36.8% proteinNutriSource Harvest Selects Northern Feast Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinNutriSource High Plains Select Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinOrijen FreshPrey Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Wet Dog Food56.0% proteinZignature Original Food Puppy Formula Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinZignature Original Food Pork Formula Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinZignature Inception Pork Recipe Food Can Wet Dog Food29.5% proteinZignature Essence LIR Ranch Recipe Food Can Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinInstinct Original Flaked Tuna Entrée Dog Food Topper44.4% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Carolina Skillet Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Healthy Grains, Sea to Farm Puppy Recipe Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinInstinct Freshly Crafted Meals Grass-Fed Beef Recipe Dog Food Topper45.0% proteinMerrick Slow-Cooked BBQ Chopped Pork Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinHorizon Taiga XL - Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Red Meat Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food39.8% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Tide & Terrain Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHalo Holistic Grain Free Cage-Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Senior Dry Dog Food27.5% proteinNutriSource Element Series Grain Free Wild Range Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinSimply Nourish Source Adult Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinRayne Nutrition Adult Health RSS Adult Health-RSS Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Great Plains Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Tide & Terrain - Grain Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs - RawMix Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinOpen Farm Front Range RawMix for Dogs - Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Farmer’s Table Pork Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains High Protein Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Small Breed Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Challenger Large Breed Puppy Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Frontrunner Ancient Grains Pork, Barley & Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNulo Challenger Organic Ancient Grains Beef, Lamb & Pork Recipe Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinZignature Essence LIR Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food36.1% proteinZignature Original Pork Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHalo Holistic Healthy Weight Support Grain Free Cage-Free Turkey & Sweet Po Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinHalo Elevate Grain Free Salmon Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinHalo Elevate Grain Free Red Meat Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinHalo Elevate Healthy Grains Salmon Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinHalo Elevate Healthy Grains Lamb Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinHalo Elevate Healthy Grains Red Meat Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinNulo Raw Medley Large Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinHalo Elevate Grain Free Red Meat Recipe Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Puppy Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinFromm Four-Star Rancherosa® Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
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.
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