NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN
Chicken Heart
The heart muscle of the chicken, a muscle meat rather than an organ despite where it sits.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- One of the best natural sources of taurine and CoQ10, both linked to heart muscle function. Also supplies iron, zinc and B12.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Instinct Raw Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Frozen Dog Food
40.0% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Blends Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
37.0% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Cage-Free Chicken Recipe Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
38.3% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Gut Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
38.3% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Immune Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
38.3% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Mobility Support Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
38.3% protein
Instinct Raw Boost Mixers Skin & Coat Health Freeze-Dried Dog Food Topper
38.3% protein
Instinct Raw Longevity Bites Cage-Free Chicken Recipe for Adults Ages 7+ Frozen Dog Food
37.5% 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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