INGREDIENT
Poultry By-Product Meal
A concentrated meal rendered from poultry parts left after the flesh is removed, such as organs and frames, excluding feathers and feet.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- A concentrated protein made from poultry organ tissue, so it is rich in vitamin A, iron and B vitamins. Nutritionally sound, though quality varies between producers.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Diamond Original Dry Dog Food
26.7% protein
Purina Dog Chow Complete Adult with Real Beef Dry Dog Food
23.9% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
33.0% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Large Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
33.0% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Bright Mind Small Breed Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
33.0% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult 7+ Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
33.0% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult Cognitive Health Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
29.5% protein
Purina Pro Plan Adult Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice Formula Dry Dog Food
29.5% protein
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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