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Buffalo

This is your main protein ingredient. According to manufacturer claims, this food is 96% meat product. Some pet owners feel this is a better diet for dogs. Buffalo is a newer protein source that’s unlikely to trigger allergies.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 1534 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

2 of the 3,068 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 1 wet dog food, 1 dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 1.5. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $2.66
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 18% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

50%

of the foods that list it are from Natural Balance. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A lean red meat lower in fat than beef and rich in iron, zinc and B12. Useful for dogs reacting to common proteins.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Natural Balance 1
  2. Health Extension 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Sweet Potatoes 100%
  2. Salmon Oil 100%
  3. Water 50%
  4. Dried Potatoes 50%
  5. Potatoes 50%
  6. Potato Protein 50%
  7. Canola Oil 50%
  8. Dicalcium Phosphate 50%
  9. Natural Flavor 50%
  10. Whitefish 50%
  11. Whitefish Meal 50%
  12. Pork Meal 50%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

2 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

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. Back to the wiki

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