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Menhaden Oil

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 153 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

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

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 9. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

94%

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

Price per lb

Foods with it $3.92
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 19 priced foods, 21% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

85%

of the foods that list it are from Annamaet. 3 brands use it in total.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Annamaet 17
  2. Health Extension 2
  3. Natural Balance 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Fat 60%
  2. Brown Rice 50%
  3. Millet 45%
  4. Chicken Meal 40%
  5. Lentils 35%
  6. Tapioca 35%
  7. Dried Apples 35%
  8. Herring Meal 30%
  9. Dried Beet Pulp 30%
  10. Salmon Meal 30%
  11. Rolled Oats 30%
  12. Lamb Meal 30%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

20 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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