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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Goat Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from goat.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 1534 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

2 of the 3,068 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 2. In the top five of 2 foods, so it is usually a main ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

100%

Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.72
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 14% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

50%

of the foods that list it are from Zignature. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated lean protein from an uncommon meat, useful when common ones have failed.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Zignature 1
  2. Canidae 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Peas 100%
  2. Natural Flavor 100%
  3. Goat 50%
  4. Pea Flour 50%
  5. Chickpeas 50%
  6. Sunflower Oil 50%
  7. Flaxseed 50%
  8. Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal 50%
  9. Dicalcium Phosphate 50%
  10. Lamb 50%
  11. Lentils 50%
  12. Tapioca 50%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

2 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

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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