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NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Lamb

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

The clean flesh of sheep, used fresh.

Lamb

Why It Turns Up In Dog Food

  • A fallback protein for dogs that react to chicken or beef, rich in zinc and B12.

Other Names For This

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

Boneless Lamb Deboned Lamb Fresh Deboned Lamb Fresh Lamb Raw Grass-Fed Lamb

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 Highest Protein Grasslands Recipe Dry Dog Food 37.5% protein Acana Singles Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Apple Recipe Dry Dog Food 35.2% protein Acana Wholesome Grains Limited Ingredient Diet Lamb & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food 30.7% protein AvoDerm Limited Ingredient Diet Grain-Free Lamb & Sweet Potato Formula Dry Dog Food 28.9% protein Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 22.2% protein Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Small Breed Adult Dog Grain-Free Lamb and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 24.4% protein Blue Freedom Adult Grain-Free Lamb 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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