Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Pork Heart
The heart muscle of the pig, a muscle meat rather than an organ.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 360 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
7 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 4 brands. 4 frozen dog food, 3 dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 3. In the top five of 4 foods, so it is usually a main 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 3 priced foods, 68% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
57%
of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 4 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- A natural source of taurine and CoQ10 associated with heart muscle function, plus iron, zinc and thiamine.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Rabbit 57%
- Pork Liver 57%
- Pork Fat 57%
- Pork Bone 57%
- Apples 57%
- Carrots 57%
- Beef 29%
- Sweet Potatoes 29%
- Lamb 29%
- Yellow Squash 29%
- Ground Miscanthus Grass 29%
- Montmorillonite Clay 29%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
7 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.