Skip to content
In The Kibble
My dogs

Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Chicken Breast

The pectoral muscle of the chicken, the leanest cut of the bird.

Chicken Breast

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 2523 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

1 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 1. In the top five of 1 food, 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.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Nature's Recipe. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A very lean complete protein with all essential amino acids and little fat, which suits weight-controlled recipes.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nature's Recipe 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Meal 100%
  2. Garbanzo Beans 100%
  3. Peas 100%
  4. Pea Protein 100%
  5. Poultry Fat 100%
  6. Turkey 100%
  7. Butternut Squash 100%
  8. Chicken Bone Broth 100%
  9. Sweet Potatoes 100%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

1 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

Keep In The Know,
Know What's In The Bowl

The In the Kibble newsletter. Useful emails for dog owners: what we find inside dog food, how to feed well, and a heads-up when a food is recalled.
DOUBLE OPT-IN // ONE CLICK TO STOP // NEVER SHARED