Ingredient file // Ingredient
Animal Digest
Animal tissue broken down by enzymes into a concentrated liquid or powder, sprayed onto kibble as a flavor coating.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 317 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
8 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 9. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 74% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
75%
of the foods that list it are from Kibbles n Bits. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Very effective at making kibble palatable, which is why most dry foods use it. The generic name means the animal source is not disclosed.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Soybean Meal 100%
- Animal Fat 88%
- Corn 75%
- Wheat Middlings 75%
- Water Sufficient for Processing 75%
- Wheat 75%
- Corn Syrup 75%
- Propylene Glycol 63%
- Corn Gluten Meal 25%
- Egg and Chicken Flavor 25%
- Beef and Bone Meal 25%
- Beef 25%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
8 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.