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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Ocean Whitefish Meal

A concentrated meal rendered from ocean whitefish.

Ocean Whitefish Meal

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 210 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

12 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. 11 dry dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 3. In the top five of 8 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 $4.31
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 10 priced foods, 33% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

83%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A dense, lean marine protein supplying selenium, iodine and modest omega 3 fatty acids.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Open Farm 10
  2. Stella & Chewy's 2

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Coconut Oil 83%
  2. Pumpkin 67%
  3. Salmon 67%
  4. Oats 58%
  5. Flaxseed 58%
  6. Barley 42%
  7. Millet 33%
  8. Brown Rice 33%
  9. Menhaden Fish Meal 33%
  10. Herring Meal 25%
  11. Natural Flavor 25%
  12. Quinoa 25%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

12 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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