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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Egg Shell Meal

Ground eggshell, used as a mineral source.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 371 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

7 of the 2,595 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 6 wet dog food, 1 dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 23. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.99
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 24% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

86%

of the foods that list it are from Nature's Logic. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A natural and highly available source of calcium for bone maintenance.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nature's Logic 6
  2. Gather 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Porcine Plasma 86%
  2. Montmorillonite Clay 86%
  3. Herring Oil 71%
  4. Brewers Dried Yeast 71%
  5. Dried Apples 71%
  6. Dried Egg Product 43%
  7. Sardines 29%
  8. Pork Liver 29%
  9. Dried Apricot 29%
  10. Duck 14%
  11. Duck Broth 14%
  12. Poultry Liver 14%
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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