Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Duck
Printed as “Fresh Duck” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The clean flesh of the duck, with or without skin, used fresh.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 16 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
6%
156 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 40 brands. 103 dry dog food, 42 wet dog food, 8 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 3. In the top five of 96 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.
70
1st
19
2-3
7
4-5
24
6-10
27
11-20
9
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
$3.66
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 76 priced foods, 13% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
8%
of the foods that list it are from Fromm. 40 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A useful swap for dogs reacting to chicken, with more iron and more fat.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 30 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Peas 39%
- Chicken 33%
- Chicken Meal 31%
- Chicken Fat 31%
- Potatoes 29%
- Flaxseed 28%
- Turkey 25%
- Natural Flavor 24%
- Sweet Potatoes 22%
- Duck Meal 21%
- Chicken Broth 17%
- Dried Egg Product 16%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
156 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Pear Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Limited Ingredient Diet Duck & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food30.7% proteinArtemis Osopure Grain Free Duck Formula Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinArtemis Osopure Grain-Free Duck & Garbanzo Beans Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAvoDerm Advanced Sensitive Support Grain-Free Duck Formula Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinBil-Jac Pâté Platters with Duck & Pumpkin Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinBlue Basics Grain Free Adult Duck Potato Recipe Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinBlue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Duck and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food22.2% protein
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Carna4 Standard Duck Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinHalo Elevate Dog Kettle Cooked Chunky Healthy Grains Duck and Beef Stew with Carrots, White Potatoes, and Brown Rice Can Wet Dog Food32.5% proteinNature’s Logic Original Canine Can: Duck & Salmon Wet Dog Food39.3% proteinNatural Balance Platefulls Savory Duck & Pumpkin Recipe Wet Dog Food42.0% proteinFromm Pâté Chicken & Duck Pâté Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinThe Honest Kitchen Turkey, Duck & Root Veggies Butcher Block Pâté Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinPurina ONE True Instinct Tender Cuts in Gravy Chicken & Duck Wet Dog Food55.0% proteinNulo FreeStyle Paté Small Breed Duck & Chickpeas Recipe Wet Dog Food47.7% proteinNutro So Simple Dog Chicken & Chicken and Duck Dog Food Topper78.6% proteinFromm Four-Star Pâté Turkey, Duck, & Sweet Potato Pâté Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinNutriSource Trout & Rice Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinNow Fresh Large Breed Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinNow Fresh Small Breed Puppy Turkey, Salmon & Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinEarthborn Holistic Grain Free Classics K95 Duck Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinGo! Solutions Sensitivities Duck Pâté Grain-Free Limited Ingredient Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinGo! Solutions Digestive Health Chicken + Duck Pâté Dog Food Topper34.1% proteinGo! Solutions Tranquility Chicken, Salmon + Duck Stew Dog Food Topper38.9% proteinHalo Elevate Dog Smoky BBQ Stew Healthy Grains Braised Duck and Beef Stew with White Potatoes, Carrots, and Brown Rice Can Wet Dog Food36.1% proteinHalo Holistic Grain Free Turkey & Duck Recipe Small Breed Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinGo! Solutions Carnivore Chicken, Turkey + Duck Stew Wet Dog Food52.8% proteinGo! Solutions Joint Care Chicken, Salmon + Duck Pâté Dog Food Topper34.1% proteinEvanger’s Grain Free Duck & Sweet Potato Dinner Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinHealth Extension Gently Cooked Grain Free Salmon Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinNutriSource Woodlands Select Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinNutriSource Hunter’s Bounty Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinNutriSource Prairie Select Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinTiki Dog Taste of the World Peking Duck with Duck Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Chicken & Duck Maui Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinNow Fresh Chicken & Salmon Pâté Food for Senior Dogs Wet Dog Food31.8% proteinOrijen Real Meat Beef Recipe Stew with Shredded Beef & Eggs Wet Dog Food61.1% proteinOrijen Regional Red Pâté with Liver Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinOrijen Premium Tundra Pâté with Liver Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinZignature Original Food Duck Formula Wet Dog Food40.9% proteinZignature Original Food Zssential Formula Wet Dog Food50.0% proteinHealth Extension Gently Cooked Grain Free Duck & Kale Recipe Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinHealth Extension food Grain Free Duck Entree Wet Dog Food43.2% proteinBlue Wilderness - Duck & Chicken Grill Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinPurina Pro Plan Sport Adult High Protein Turkey, Duck & Quail Entrée Classic Wet Dog Food45.5% proteinNulo Signature Stews Chicken, Duck & Pumpkin Recipe Wet Dog Food64.7% proteinNulo FreeStyle Signature Stews Small Breed Chicken, Duck & Pumpkin Recipe Wet Dog Food64.7% proteinMerrick Grain Free Turducken in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinNutro Natural Choice Signature Duck Entrée With Spring Vegetables and a Hint of Basil Filets in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinMerrick Wilderness Blend Grain Free in Gravy Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinMerrick Lil’ Plates Small Breed Grain Free Duck Wet Dog Food44.4% proteinMerrick Grain Free Real Duck Wet Dog Food36.4% proteinCesar Classic Loaf in Sauce Duck Wet Dog Food47.2% proteinCesar Simply Crafted Chicken, Duck, Purple Potatoes, Pumpkin, Green Beans & Brown Rice Dog Food Topper78.9% proteinOpen Farm Farmstead Duck Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinGo! Solutions Healthy Aging Salmon + Duck Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinAbound Wild Beginnings All Life Stages Chicken, Turkey & Duck Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinAuthority High Performance All Life Stages Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Small Breed Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinNulo MedalSeries Puppy Baked & Coated Turkey, Chicken & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Large Breed Puppy Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo MedalSeries Baked & Coated Chicken, Duck & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinZignature Original Duck Formula with Probiotics Dry Dog Food32.8% proteinPurina One True Instinct High Protein Real Chicken Duck Dry Puppy Dry Dog Food36.4% proteinOn labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
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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