Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Wild Boar
Printed as “Fresh Deboned Wild Boar” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Meat from wild boar, used as an uncommon red meat protein.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 179 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
14 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 11 dry dog food, 3 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 2.5. In the top five of 9 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 9 priced foods, 7% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
36%
of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Leaner than farmed pork and uncommon enough to suit dogs that react to the usual meats.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Beef 43%
- Peas 43%
- Lamb Meal 36%
- Beef Liver 29%
- Lamb 29%
- Natural Flavor 29%
- Garbanzo Beans 29%
- Turkey Meal 29%
- Turkey 21%
- Duck 21%
- Chicken Meal 21%
- Chicken Fat 21%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
14 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
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Taste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Beef in Gravy Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinWellness CORE Grain Free Wild Game Duck, Turkey, Boar, Rabbit Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinWellness Core Wild Game Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinTaste of the Wild Southwest Canyon Canine Recipe with Wild Boar Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinOrijen Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinMerrick Backcountry Raw Infused High Plains Recipe Dry Dog Food42.7% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.