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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Ocean Fish

Printed as “Oceanfish” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The flesh of unspecified ocean fish.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 750 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

3 of the 2,250 foods we track, from 3 brands. All wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 5. In the top five of 3 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.

Who leans on it

33%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A complete marine protein carrying omega 3 fatty acids and iodine. The species is not disclosed.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Canidae 1
  2. Artemis 1
  3. Verus 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Peas 100%
  2. Vegetable Broth 67%
  3. Dried Egg Product 67%
  4. Fish Broth 67%
  5. Lamb 33%
  6. Lamb Broth 33%
  7. Lamb Liver 33%
  8. Brown Rice 33%
  9. Sodium Tripolyphosphate 33%
  10. Calcium Carbonate 33%
  11. Beef 33%
  12. Water 33%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

3 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

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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