Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Cod Liver Oil
Oil extracted from the liver of the cod.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 173 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
15 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 7 dry dog food, 5 frozen dog food, 3 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 17. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 77% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 22% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
53%
of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Exceptionally rich in vitamin D, vitamin A and EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids. Used in small amounts given its vitamin A concentration.
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
- Sunflower Oil 47%
- Salmon 47%
- Flaxseed 47%
- Apples 47%
- Yeast Culture 33%
- Whitefish 33%
- Carrots 33%
- Butternut Squash 33%
- Sweet Potatoes 27%
- Whitefish Meal 27%
- Oatmeal 27%
- Tomato Pomace 27%