Ingredient file // Ingredient
Corn Germ Meal
The germ portion of the corn kernel after the oil has been extracted.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 77 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
33 of the 2,533 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 8. In the top five of 3 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
0
1st
1
2-3
2
4-5
29
6-10
1
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
$2.28
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 31 priced foods, 29% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Contributes plant protein and fiber. A by-product fraction, so it is better read as supporting bulk than as a primary nutrient source.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #15 Purina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food
- #20 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #26 Purina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #36 Purina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food
- #54 Purina Pro Plan Small Breed Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food
- #58 Purina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #83 Purina Pro Plan Adult Large Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
- #99 Purina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula 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
- Whole Grain Corn 91%
- Beef Fat 88%
- Whole Grain Wheat 73%
- Rice 70%
- Poultry By-Product Meal 64%
- Chicken 61%
- Soybean Meal 55%
- Corn Gluten Meal 52%
- Corn Protein Meal 48%
- Dried Egg Product 39%
- Fish Meal 33%
- Natural Flavor 24%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
33 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Purina Alpo Come & Get It! Cookout Classics Dry Dog Food20.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Weight Management Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Weight Management Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% protein
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Purina Pro Plan Puppy Sport 30/20 Chicken Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sport Performance 30/20 High Protein Salmon Rice Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Senior Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Small Breed Beef And Rice Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Specialized Nutrition Puppy Toy Breed Chicken Rice Dry Dog Food38.6% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein Real Chicken Duck Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct with a Blend of Real Turkey & Venison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein with Real Chicken & Duck Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct Grain-Free Formula with Real Beef Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Salmon & Tuna Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One True Instinct Formula with Real Beef & Bison Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Vibrant Maturity 7+ Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina One SmartBlend True Instinct High Protein with Real Beef & Salmon Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinPurina One SmartBlend Healthy Weight High Protein Formula Adult Premium Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan Puppy Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food31.8% proteinPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Performance 30/20 Beef & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan All Ages Sport Active 27/17 Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Weight Management Shredded Blend Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Weight Management Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Toy Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food34.1% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Lamb & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Small Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Large Breed Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult Large Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food29.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food33.0% proteinPurina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food33.0% 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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