Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Chicken Eggs
Whole eggs from hens.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 2595 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
1 of the 2,595 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 7. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
0
2-3
0
4-5
1
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.
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
- Egg protein has the highest biological value of any whole food, and it supplies choline, riboflavin and selenium.
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
- Duck 100%
- Duck Meal 100%
- Chicken Meal 100%
- Peas 100%
- Tapioca 100%
- Herring Meal 100%
- Chicken Fat 100%
- Dried Tomato Pomace 100%
- Natural Flavor 100%
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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