Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Beef Lung
The lung of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-animal recipes.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 113 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
20 of the 2,264 foods we track, 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 11 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.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 54% above 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 Cesar. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A lean organ meat high in protein and iron and very low in fat, which makes it useful where fat needs limiting.
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
- Water 80%
- Chicken Broth 75%
- Chicken Liver 75%
- Chicken Heart 75%
- Pork By-Products 70%
- Beef 65%
- Calcium Carbonate 65%
- Sodium Tripolyphosphate 45%
- Beef Liver 25%
- Beef Broth 15%
- Potatoes 15%
- Chicken 15%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
20 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.