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NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Bison

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

The clean flesh of the bison, used fresh.

Bison

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • Leaner than beef with plenty of iron and B12, useful when common meats have failed.

Other Names For This

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

Deboned Bison Fresh Deboned Bison

Foods That List It

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

Blue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Adult Bison Dry Dog Food 33.3% protein Blue Wilderness Rocky Mountain Recipe Large Breed Adult Bison Dry Dog Food 31.1% protein Canidae Pure Grain-Free Real Bison, Lentil & Carrot Recipe Dry Dog Food 27.8% protein Merrick Grain-Free Real Bison, Beef + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 38.2% protein Natural Balance L.I.D. Limited Ingredient Diets Grain-Free Sweet Potato & Bison Dry Dog Food 22.2% 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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