Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Animal Liver
Liver from an unspecified animal.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 127 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
20 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. 19 wet dog food, 1 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 4. In the top five of 19 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Who leans on it
50%
of the foods that list it are from Pedigree. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Liver is dense in vitamin A, iron, copper and B12. The generic naming means the species 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
- Chicken 85%
- Meat By-Products 70%
- Sufficient Water For Processing 60%
- Beef 60%
- Wheat Flour 50%
- Carrageenan 50%
- Minerals 45%
- Wheat Gluten 30%
- Lamb 25%
- Dried Egg Product 25%
- Brewers Rice 25%
- Flaxseed 20%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
20 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.