Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Herring Meal
Herring that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 34 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
75 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 20 brands. 74 dry dog food, 1 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 6. In the top five of 27 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
1
1st
13
2-3
13
4-5
34
6-10
14
11-20
0
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
$4.04
All foods
$3.23
Median of the cheapest bag price across 62 priced foods, 25% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
13%
of the foods that list it are from Open Farm. 20 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Dense protein loaded with EPA and DHA, which show up in coat and joint comfort.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Plus 10 more brands.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken Fat 45%
- Peas 39%
- Chicken Meal 37%
- Natural Flavor 36%
- Brown Rice 35%
- Tapioca 24%
- Salmon 21%
- Potatoes 21%
- Menhaden Fish Meal 19%
- Chicken 19%
- Canola Oil 19%
- Flaxseed 17%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
75 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.
Acana Wholesome Grains Healthy Grains, Sea to Farm Puppy Recipe Dog Food Topper31.8% proteinAcana Wholesome Grains Sea to Stream Fish & Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food35.2% proteinAnnamaet Aqualuk Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAnnamaet Best Small Breed Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinAnnamaet Manitok Formula Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinAnnamaet Ultra High Protein Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Salmon & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinBlue Carnivora Adult Coastal Blend Dry Dog Food46.7% protein
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Open Farm Pasture-Raised Lamb Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinVerus VēRUS Canine Small Breed Chicken Formula Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinVerus Canine Small Breed Fish Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinOrijen Wild Reserve, Wild-Caught Fish Recipe Dry Dog Food45.5% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Chicken & Turkey Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Whitefish Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Wild Ocean Fish & Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinDr. Tim’s Glacier Athletic Blend Dry Dog Food36.1% proteinDr. Tim’s Momentum Highly Active Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinDr. Tim’s Pursuit Active Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinDr. Tim’s Kinesis Sensitive Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinDr. Tim’s Kinesis All Life Stages Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains RawMix Open Prairie Recipe-Ancient Grain Dry Dog Food34.4% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains Front Range Ancient Grains for Dogs - RawMix Dry Dog Food32.2% proteinOpen Farm Front Range RawMix for Dogs - Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOpen Farm Farmer’s Table Pork Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinOpen Farm Ancient Grains High Protein Puppy Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinOpen Farm Epic Blend Salmon & Superfood Grain-Free Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinNulo Culinary Harvest Turkey & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinZignature Essence LIR Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food42.2% proteinWellness CORE Grain Free Ocean Whitefish, Herring & Salmon Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinWellness CORE+ Wholesome Grains Sensitive Skin Stomach Salmon & Rice Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinOrijen Amazing Grains, Regional Red Dry Dog Food43.2% proteinHealth Extension Ancestry Tidal Energy With Salmon Meal Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinWellness CORE Ocean Whitefish & Herring Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinGo! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinGo! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Adult Recipe Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinGo! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food40.0% proteinGo! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Lamb + Wild Boar Recipe Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinFromm Four-Star Whitefish & Potato Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinFromm Four-Star Surf & Turf Recipe Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinFromm Four-Star Salmon À La Veg® Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinEarthborn Holistic Coastal Catch Grain-Free Dry Dog Food35.6% proteinAcana Highest Protein Wild Atlantic Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAcana Light & Fit Recipe Dry Dog Food37.5% proteinAvoDerm Small Breed Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Chicken & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food31.1% proteinAvoDerm Triple Protein Meal Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Puppy Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinAvoDerm Senior Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Formula Dry Dog Food22.2% proteinAvoDerm Original Adult Chicken Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinAvoDerm Grain-Free Beef & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food27.8% proteinAvoDerm Original Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food23.3% proteinWellness Core RawRev Wholesome Grains Ocean + 100% Raw Fish Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinWellness Core Wholesome Grains Ocean Dry Dog Food37.8% proteinWellness Core Ocean Dry Dog Food38.9% proteinWellness Core Digestive Health Whitefish & Brown Rice Dry Dog Food33.3% proteinVerus Grain-Free Cold Water Fish Salmon, Menhaden Fish Meal & Herring Formula Dry Dog Food28.9% proteinVerus Grain-Free Life Virtue Chicken, Lentils & Yams Formula Dry Dog Food26.7% proteinVerus Grain-Free Large Breed Puppy Chicken, Lentils & Yams Formula Dry Dog Food25.6% proteinTiki Dog Aloha Petites Fish Luau Dry Dog Food29.1% proteinPinnacle Grain-Free Trout & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food30.0% proteinOrijen Tundra Dry Dog Food45.5% 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.
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