Ingredient file // Ingredient
Alfalfa Meal
Alfalfa that has been dried and ground into a meal.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 31 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
81 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 12 brands. 65 dry dog food, 16 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 11. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a minor ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
1
4-5
33
6-10
34
11-20
13
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Listed before the salt in 78% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$2.99
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 44 priced foods, 7% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
21%
of the foods that list it are from AvoDerm. 12 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A concentrated source of fiber, vitamin K and minerals. Adds bulk and greens to a recipe rather than protein.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 2 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 48%
- Peas 47%
- Chicken Meal 44%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 33%
- Pea Flour 26%
- Chicken 22%
- Brown Rice 21%
- Oatmeal 20%
- Avocado 20%
- Potatoes 19%
- Rice Bran 19%
- Natural Flavor 19%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
81 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Zignature Original Food Duck Formula Wet Dog Food40.9% protein
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Wellness CORE Beef, Venison & Lamb Wet Dog Food54.5% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Turkey Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Duck & Salmon Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Beef Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinSolid Gold Leaping Waters Grain Free Fish Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Senior Formula Dry Dog Food28.1% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Sensitive Stomach & Skin Formula Dry Dog Food27.0% proteinBlue Seal EnTrust Healthy Adult Formula - Lamb & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.7% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Venison Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Pork Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Sardine Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinSolid Gold Barking at the Moon Beef Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinZignature Original Food Turkey Formula Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinZignature Original Food Zssential Formula Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinZignature Original Food Lamb Formula Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinZignature Original Food Trout & Salmon Formula Wet Dog Food38.6% proteinZignature Original Food Kangaroo Formula Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinZignature Original Food Whitefish Formula Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinHorizon Taiga XL - Dry Dog Food30.8% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed Weight Mgmt - Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinHorizon Pulsar Small Breed ALS - Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Adult Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food29.2% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Active Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinBlue Seal Entrust Large Breed Puppy Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food31.5% proteinFromm Gold Coast Weight Management Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Puppy Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Adult Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFromm Heartland Gold Adult Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFromm Large Breed Weight Management Gold Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinFromm Weight Management Gold Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinFromm Small Breed Adult Gold Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinFromm Reduced Activity & Senior Gold Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinFromm Puppy Gold Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinFromm Large Breed Puppy Gold Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinFromm Large Breed Adult Gold Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinFromm Adult Gold Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinFromm Four-Star Rancherosa® Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinEvanger’s Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food36.3% proteinAvoDerm Small Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Trout & Pea Formula Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Triple Protein Meal Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Senior Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinAvoDerm Large Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Turkey Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Weight Support Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Salmon & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Joint Health Grain-Free Chicken Meal Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAvoDerm Original Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Original Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Small Bites Salmon & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Pork & Peas Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Small Bites Turkey & Sweet Potato Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinNutriSource PureVita Grain-Free Duck & Green Lentils Entree Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinNutriSource PureVita Salmon & Potato Entree Dry Dog Food26.7% 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.
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