Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Beef Spleen
The spleen of cattle, an organ meat used in whole-prey style recipes.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 148 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
17 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. 13 frozen dog food, 4 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 4. In the top five of 17 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 6 priced foods, 132% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Exceptionally rich in iron, and a good source of B12, zinc and selenium. Strongly palatable, so it is used in small proportions.
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
- Beef Kidney 100%
- Beef Liver 100%
- Apples 94%
- Carrots 88%
- Beef 71%
- Sweet Potatoes 71%
- Montmorillonite Clay 71%
- Butternut Squash 71%
- Ground Miscanthus Grass 65%
- Pumpkin Seeds 24%
- Yellow Squash 24%
- Beef Heart 18%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
17 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.