Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Herring Oil
Oil pressed from herring, an oily cold-water fish.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 129 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
1%
24 of the 3,105 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 11 wet dog food, 6 dry dog food, 3 dog food topper.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 7.5. In the top five of 4 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Usually listed after the salt, which caps it at roughly 1% of the recipe in 67% of foods.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 5 priced foods, 66% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
33%
of the foods that list it are from Nature's Logic. 7 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- One of the richest sources of EPA and DHA omega 3 fatty acids, which are linked to coat condition, skin comfort and joint health.
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
- Montmorillonite Clay 33%
- Mixed Tocopherols 29%
- Vitamin E 29%
- Dried Egg Product 29%
- Porcine Plasma 29%
- Brewers Dried Yeast 29%
- Beef 25%
- Dried Apples 25%
- Beef Liver 21%
- Turkey 21%
- Chicken 21%
- Chicken Liver 21%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
24 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.