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Buffalo Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from bison.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 1262 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

2 of the 2,523 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 4. In the top five of 2 foods, 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.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.78
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 14% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Evanger's. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated bison protein, leaner than beef and rich in iron and B12.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Evanger's 2

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Sweet Potatoes 100%
  2. Lentils 100%
  3. Peas 100%
  4. Tapioca Starch 100%
  5. Sunflower Oil 100%
  6. Flaxseed 100%
  7. Pork Meal 50%
  8. Rabbit Meal 50%
  9. Natural Flavor 50%
  10. Whitefish Meal 50%
  11. Salmon Meal 50%
  12. Pea Protein 50%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

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

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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