Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Natural Chicken Liver Flavor
A flavoring derived from chicken liver, applied to improve taste.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 33 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
3%
68 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 2 brands. 64 dry dog food, 4 wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 10. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 50 priced foods, 6% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
97%
of the foods that list it are from Hill's. 2 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Intensely palatable, which helps fussy dogs eat. Included for flavor rather than measurable nutrition.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
- #11 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #15 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #23 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 1-6 Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #28 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Small & Mini Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #42 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #63 Hill’s Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #65 Hill’s Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight Chicken Recipe Dry Dog Food
- #84 Hill’s Science Diet Puppy Small Paws Chicken Meal, Barley & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Cracked Pearled Barley 84%
- Chicken Meal 82%
- Brewers Rice 68%
- Brown Rice 66%
- Chicken Fat 65%
- Chicken 63%
- Whole Grain Corn 50%
- Whole Grain Wheat 41%
- Dried Beet Pulp 40%
- Whole Grain Oats 38%
- Corn Protein Meal 35%
- Whole Grain Sorghum 31%
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.