NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN
Liver
Also printed as “Organic Liver” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Liver used without the animal being named.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Liver is the most nutrient-dense organ meat, rich in vitamin A, iron, copper and B12. The generic naming leaves the species undisclosed.
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.
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