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NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Beef

Also printed as “Deboned Beef” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The clean flesh of cattle, used fresh. Like all fresh meats it is mostly water before cooking.

Beef

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Iron, zinc and B12 in unusually high amounts. Only for dogs with no beef sensitivity.

Other Names For This

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

Boneless Beef Deboned Beef Fresh Beef Organic Beef

Foods That List It

A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.

Acana Highest Protein Appalachian Ranch Recipe Dry Dog Food 37.5% protein Acana Red Meat Recipe Dry Dog Food 33.0% protein Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Beef & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food 35.2% protein Acana Wholesome Grains Red Meat & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food 30.7% protein AvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Small Breed Beef Formula Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein AvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food 27.8% protein Blue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Beef and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food 26.7% protein Blue Freedom Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Beef and Potatoes Recipe Dry Dog Food 24.4% 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. Back to the wiki

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