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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Rabbit Meal

Rabbit that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 315 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

0%

8 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 8 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 4.5. In the top five of 4 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 $3.81
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 6 priced foods, 18% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

13%

of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 8 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated rabbit protein, very lean, for elimination diets built on an uncommon meat.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. NutriSource 1
  2. Fromm 1
  3. Evanger's 1
  4. Earthborn Holistic 1
  5. Royal Canin 1
  6. Nature's Logic 1
  7. Instinct 1
  8. Holistic Select 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Lentils 50%
  2. Natural Flavor 50%
  3. Rabbit 38%
  4. Chickpeas 38%
  5. Peas 38%
  6. Flaxseed 38%
  7. Turkey Meal 25%
  8. Chicken Fat 25%
  9. Whitefish Meal 25%
  10. Pork Meal 25%
  11. Potatoes 25%
  12. Sunflower Oil 25%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

8 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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