Ingredient file // Ingredient
Canola Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from canola seed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 63 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
2%
40 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 6. In the top five of 17 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
2
2-3
15
4-5
23
6-10
0
11-20
0
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
$2.73
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 25 priced foods, 15% 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 Purina. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A plant protein with a reasonably balanced amino acid profile, plus fiber. Economical, and best seen as supporting the animal protein rather than replacing it.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #11 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #22 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food
- #24 Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #39 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food
- #48 Rachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #87 Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Large Breed Formula Dry Dog Food
- #91 Purina Pro Plan Sensitive Skin Stomach Puppy 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
- Chicken Meal 65%
- Beef Fat 65%
- Barley 58%
- Dried Yeast 43%
- Chicken 38%
- Natural Flavor 35%
- Rice 33%
- Oat Meal 33%
- Salmon 30%
- Chicken Fat 28%
- Pea Protein 25%
- Brown Rice 23%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
40 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Nature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Lamb, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNature’s Recipe Grain-Free Easy to Digest Salmon, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinNature’s Recipe Grain-Free Puppy Chicken, Sweet Potato, & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinPurina Beyond Organic Chicken, Egg & Sweet Potato Recipe Natural Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Beyond Simply Farm-Raised Beef, Barley & Cage-Free Egg Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Beyond Simply Farm-Raised Chicken & Whole Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.3% proteinPurina Beyond Simply Grain-Free White Meat Chicken & Egg Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Beyond Simply Pasture-Raised Lamb & Whole Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food27.3% protein
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Nature’s Recipe Original Small Bites Chicken, Barley & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNature’s Recipe Original Lamb, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinNature’s Recipe Original Chicken, Barley & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food24.4% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings All Life Stages Chicken, Turkey & Duck Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings All Life Stages Salmon, Whitefish & Trout Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Chicken & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Grain Free Salmon & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinRachael Ray Nutrish Real Chicken & Veggies Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% 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% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Small Breed Chicken Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Kitchen Comforts Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinRoyal Canin Veterinary Selected Protein KO Dry Dog Food21.1% proteinWhole Earth Farms Grain-Free Recipe with Pork, Beef & Lamb Poultry-Free Dry Dog Food27.0% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One SmartBlend True Instinct High Protein with Real Beef & Salmon Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Salmon & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Large Breed Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Turkey & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Large Breed Sensitive Skin & Stomach Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Beyond Puppy Chicken & Oatmeal Recipe Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Beyond Superfood Blend Salmon, Egg & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Bella Natural Bites with a Blend of Real Turkey & Chicken Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Bella Natural Bites with a Blend of Real Chicken & Beef Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinNature’s Recipe Original Puppy Lamb Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinMerrick Healthy Grains Real Salmon + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.4% proteinMerrick Classic Healthy Grains Small Breed Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinMerrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Chicken + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinMerrick Classic Healthy Grains Real Beef + Brown Rice Recipe with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Beneful Superfood Blend Salmon Dry Dog Food27.3% proteinPurina Beneful Grain-Free Farm-Raised Chicken Dry Dog Food27.3% 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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