Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Herring
Printed as “Boneless Herring” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 126 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
20 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 10 brands. 14 dry dog food, 6 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 5. In the top five of 12 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 11 priced foods, 100% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
25%
of the foods that list it are from Carna4. 10 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Rich in EPA and DHA plus natural vitamin D, which show up in coat and joints.
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
- Salmon 40%
- Sweet Potatoes 40%
- Eggs 25%
- Ground Organic Sprouted Barley Seed 25%
- Dried Egg Product 25%
- Chickpeas 25%
- Perch 20%
- Chicken 20%
- Turkey 20%
- Chicken Liver 20%
- Turkey Liver 20%
- Whitefish 20%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
20 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Orijen Original Pâté with Liver Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinWellness Core Paté Whitefish, Salmon & Herring Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinOrijen Original Stew Recipe with Chicken, Turkey & Eggs Wet Dog Food61.1% proteinNulo Land & Sea Paté Lamb & Herring Recipe Wet Dog Food47.5% proteinZignature Essence LIR Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Kibble - Protein Rich Poultry Free with Grain Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinStella & Chewy’s Wild Red Grain Free : Whole Prey Ocean Fish Recipe, Raw Coated Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinVerus Grain-Free Cold Water Fish Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal & Herring Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Fish Luau Dry Dog Food29.1% proteinLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Sardine Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinLotus Oven Baked Small Bites Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinLotus Oven Baked Regular Bites Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.