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Fish Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from whole fish or fish trimmings, without the species being named.

Fish Meal

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 18 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

5%

138 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 22 brands. 137 dry dog food, 1 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 9. In the top five of 36 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

98%

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

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.28
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 125 priced foods, 29% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

33%

of the foods that list it are from Purina. 22 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Dense, digestible protein with omega 3s. A named fish would tell you more about the sourcing.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Purina 45
  2. Blue 19
  3. Instinct 13
  4. Diamond 12
  5. Blue Seal 11
  6. Authority 6
  7. Royal Canin 5
  8. Eukanuba 4
  9. Diamond>Naturals 3
  10. Taste of the Wild 3

Plus 12 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #2 Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  2. #8 Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food
  3. #11 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  4. #16 Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
  5. #19 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
  6. #22 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food
  7. #28 Blue Life Protection Formula Puppy Chicken and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
  8. #39 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula 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

  1. Chicken Fat 44%
  2. Barley 38%
  3. Chicken 37%
  4. Natural Flavor 36%
  5. Rice 34%
  6. Chicken Meal 32%
  7. Beef Fat 28%
  8. Peas 27%
  9. Poultry By-Product Meal 25%
  10. Brown Rice 24%
  11. Dried Egg Product 24%
  12. Whole Grain Corn 24%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Authority Sensitive Stomach & Skin Adult Dog Dry Food - Lamb & Rice Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Sensitive Stomach & Skin All Life Stages Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Sensitive Stomach & Skin Large Breed Adult Dog Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Sensitive Stomach & Skin Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAuthority Sensitive Stomach & Skin Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Fish and Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Salmon & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food20.0% protein
Show 54 more Nutro Natural Choice Adult Small Bites , Salmon & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat All Life Stages Dog Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinDiamond>Care Diamond Care Weight Management Formula Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinDiamond>Naturals Diamond Naturals Small & Medium Breed Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Wilderness Premier Blend Adult Chicken Tender Meaty Cuts Recipe Dry Dog Food36.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Big Life Savory Chicken, Veggies & Barley Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Adult Formula - Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.7% proteinDiamond Naturals Beef Dinner for Adult Dogs & Puppies Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinBlue Baby Blue, High-Protein Chicken Puppy Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Weight Management Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPure Balance Wild & Free Grain-Free Salmon & Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinPure Balance Grain-Free & Poultry-Free Lamb & Fava Bean Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Sport 30/20 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Beef & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food20.0% proteinFirstMate Skoki Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sport Performance 30/20 High Protein Salmon Rice Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinCanidae All Life Stages High Protein , Multi-Protein Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinInstinct Raw Boost RawBoost+ Whole Grain Kibble Real Beef & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Small Breed Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinBlue Baby BLUE Chicken & Brown Rice Large-Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Beef Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinPurina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy 30/18 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Specialized Nutrition Puppy Toy Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food38.6% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin Stomach Puppy Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinVictor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Wilderness Senior Salmon Wholesome Grain Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinPurina Pro Plan Advantedge Digestive Support Large Breed Salmon Oatmeal Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinBlue Seal Hi-Protein 27 Dry Dog Food29.7% proteinKirkland Signature Puppy Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinKirkland Signature Small Formula Chicken & Vegetable Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinZignature Inception Fish Formula Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinBlue Wilderness Puppy Chicken-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Adult Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food29.2% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Large Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 4 Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 3 Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 2 Chicken Meal & Rice Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 1 Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinBlue Seal Native Puppy Chicken Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinEvanger’s Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinDiamond Naturals Grain-Free Pasture-Raised Beef & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinDiamond Pro89 Beef, Pork & Ancient Grains Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinDiamond Care Weight Management Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinDiamond Naturals Large Breed Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinDiamond Naturals Skin & Coat Formula All Life Stages Salmon & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% 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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