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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Cod Liver Oil

Oil extracted from the liver of the cod.

Cod Liver Oil

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 173 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

15 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 7 dry dog food, 5 frozen dog food, 3 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 17. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

77%

Listed before the salt in 77% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.95
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 22% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

53%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Exceptionally rich in vitamin D, vitamin A and EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids. Used in small amounts given its vitamin A concentration.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Instinct 8
  2. Stella & Chewy's 7

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Sunflower Oil 47%
  2. Salmon 47%
  3. Flaxseed 47%
  4. Apples 47%
  5. Yeast Culture 33%
  6. Whitefish 33%
  7. Carrots 33%
  8. Butternut Squash 33%
  9. Sweet Potatoes 27%
  10. Whitefish Meal 27%
  11. Oatmeal 27%
  12. Tomato Pomace 27%
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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