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Lamb Meal

Lamb that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water removed.

Lamb Meal

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 12 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

8%

201 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 47 brands. 198 dry dog food, 3 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 2. In the top five of 148 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

99%

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

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.92
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 162 priced foods, 10% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

9%

of the foods that list it are from Nutro. 47 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated lamb protein with bone minerals, useful when lamb is the novel meat.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nutro 18
  2. Stella & Chewy's 15
  3. Merrick 13
  4. Diamond 8
  5. Blue 8
  6. Canidae 7
  7. Wellness 7
  8. Taste of the Wild 7
  9. NutriSource 7
  10. Eukanuba 6

Plus 37 more brands.

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #16 Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
  2. #81 Zignature Original Lamb Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food
  3. #82 Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Lamb & Brown Rice 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. Lamb 47%
  2. Chicken Fat 40%
  3. Peas 40%
  4. Natural Flavor 35%
  5. Brown Rice 33%
  6. Flaxseed 28%
  7. Oatmeal 26%
  8. Chickpeas 20%
  9. Barley 20%
  10. Canola Oil 19%
  11. Chicken Meal 19%
  12. Dried Plain Beet Pulp 18%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

Abound Adult Lamb & Brown Rice with Avocado Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAbound Pro Vet Formulated Sensitive Stomach Adult Lamb & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Apple Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinAnnamaet Manitok Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAnnamaet Option Medium & Large Breed Salmon Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAnnamaet Original Senior Dry Dog Food34.4% protein
Show 55 more Simply Nourish Limited Ingredient Diet Grain Free Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinPedigree Adult , Roasted Lamb & Vegetable Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Lamb Wet Dog Food42.9% proteinWholeHearted Healthy Benefits Weight Control Lamb and Pea Recipe Dry Dog Food29.5% 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% proteinSolid Gold Mighty Mini Lamb Food for Toy & Small Dogs Wet Dog Food41.7% proteinEukanuba Adult LP Large Breed Dry Dog Food25.0% proteinNutro Ultra Small Breed, Weight Management, The Superfood Plate with a Trio of Proteins from Chicken, Lamb and Salmon Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNutro Natural Choice Dry Dog Puppy Lamb and Brown Rice Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinPure Balance Grain-Free & Poultry-Free Lamb & Fava Bean Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Red Meat Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food39.8% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Red Meat Recipe, Raw Coated/Raw Blend Kibble - Protein Rich, Poultry Free, Legume Free Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinFirstMate Skoki Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFirstMate Australian Lamb Meal Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinOnly Natural Pet Raw Blends Grain Free Raw Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAuthority Everyday Health Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Adult Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinSimply Nourish Original Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinVictor Purpose Sensitive Skin & Stomach Grain Free Lamb Meal & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinEukanuba Adult LP Small & Medium Breed Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinCanidae Pure Farm To Bowl Pasture-Raised Lamb & Lentil, Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food26.1% proteinCanidae All Life Stages High Protein , Multi-Protein Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings Adult Beef, Venison & Lamb Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAnnamaet Small Breed Salmon Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Limited Ingredient Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinHealth Extension Original Lamb & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAnnamaet Sensitive Skin and Stomach Dry Dog Food34.4% 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 FreeStyle Limited+ Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Turkey & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food35.0% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Beef, Pork & Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinZignature Essence LIR Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food36.1% proteinZignature Original Lamb Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food31.7% proteinNulo FreeStyle Lamb & Chickpeas Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinZignature Original Zssential Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinZignature Original Small Bites Lamb Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food31.7% proteinZignature Original Small Bites Zssential Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinHalo Elevate Healthy Grains Lamb Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinBlue Life Protection Formula Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Beef & Lamb : Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Grain Free Dry Kibble: Beef Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Small Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinHealth Extension Ancestry Homeland With Lamb Meal Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinHealth Extension Ancestry Lamb Meal With Rice Dry Dog Food22.8% proteinWellness CORE Grain Free Wild Game Duck, Turkey, Boar, Rabbit Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinCastor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Recipe with Raw Bites Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.7% proteinHill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinBlue Seal Native Level 1 Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% protein
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