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Sole

Printed as “Deboned Sole” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The flesh of sole, a lean white flatfish.

Sole

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 2473 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

1 of the 2,473 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 2. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a main 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.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Blue. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A very lean white flatfish protein supplying selenium and B12 with little fat, which suits weight-controlled diets.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Blue 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Pollock 100%
  2. Halibut 100%
  3. Dried Chicken 100%
  4. Herring Meal 100%
  5. Chicken Fat 100%
  6. Tapioca Starch 100%
  7. Dried Egg Product 100%
  8. Dried Tomato Pomace 100%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

On 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. Back to the wiki

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