Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Beef Fat
Fat rendered from beef tissue.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 21 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
5%
122 of the 2,533 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 10 brands. 118 dry dog food, 3 dog food topper, 1 freeze-dried dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 7. In the top five of 24 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
2
2-3
22
4-5
83
6-10
14
11-20
1
21+
Top five
List position, heaviest first
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Foods with it
$2.28
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 96 priced foods, 29% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
74%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 10 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A concentrated energy source that improves palatability and supplies fat-soluble vitamins alongside linoleic acid.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #2 Purina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #3 Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #9 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #15 Purina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food
- #20 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #23 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food
- #26 Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #33 Purina One SmartBlend Sensitive Systems Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Rice 57%
- Whole Grain Corn 51%
- Whole Grain Wheat 48%
- Chicken 42%
- Soybean Meal 39%
- Barley 34%
- Natural Flavor 31%
- Poultry By-Product Meal 30%
- Corn Gluten Meal 30%
- Corn Protein Meal 29%
- Beef 29%
- Corn Germ Meal 25%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
122 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Castor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef Bone Broth Dog Food Topper25.0% proteinCastor & Pollux Pristine Grain-Free Grass-Fed Beef Bone Broth Seasoned with Turmeric Dog Food Topper25.0% proteinHalo Holistic Freeze-Dried Raw Skin & Coat Topper Dog Food Topper53.3% proteinPurina Alpo Come & Get It! Cookout Classics Dry Dog Food20.5% proteinPurina Bella Natural Bites with a Blend of Real Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Beef Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPurina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food23.9% proteinPurina Dog Chow High Protein with Real Lamb Dry Dog Food30.7% protein
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Purina ONE Skin and Coat Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Sport 30/20 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sport Performance 30/20 High Protein Salmon Rice Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Development Puppy Large Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Small Breed Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings Adult Beef, Venison & Lamb Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinPurina Beneful Incredibites Small Dog Chicken Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Large Breed Puppy 30/18 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Specialized Nutrition Puppy Toy Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food38.6% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin Stomach Puppy Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Advantedge Digestive Support Large Breed Salmon Oatmeal Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein Real Chicken Duck Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s SuperBlends Beef & Lamb : Raw Blend Oven Baked Kibble with Superfoods, Antioxidants & Probiotics Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Small Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Adult Dog Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinAcana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Beef & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinAcana Red Meat Recipe Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinWysong Archetype Burgers Freeze-Dried Raw Dog Food45.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Mountain Meadow Recipe with Grass-Fed Lamb Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinStella & Chewy’s Small Breed Red Meat Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Small Breed Beef Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinStella & Chewy’s Red Meat Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Blend Baked Kibble with Grains Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinStella & Chewy’s Red Meat Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food40.9% proteinStella & Chewy’s Lamb Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food28.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s High Plains Red Recipe with Grass-Fed Beef Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Lamb Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Lamb & Ancient Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food27.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Beef Raw Coated Kibble Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinStella & Chewy’s Grass-Fed Beef & Ancient Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food27.3% proteinStella & Chewy’s Free Range Raw Blend Kibble Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s Beef Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein with Real Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct Grain-Free Formula with Real Beef Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Salmon & Tuna Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Vibrant Maturity 7+ Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend True Instinct High Protein with Real Beef & Salmon Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Small Breed Lamb & Rice Formula Adult Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Small Bites Beef & Rice Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Sensitive Systems Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Adult Formula Premium Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Large Breed Puppy Formula Premium Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Joint Health Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Puppy Formula Premium Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Digestive Health Formula with Real Chicken Dry Dog Food28.4% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Chicken & Rice Formula Natural Adult Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food34.1% 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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