Ingredient file // Ingredient
Soybean Germ Meal
The germ fraction of the soybean, separated during processing.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 1262 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
0%
2 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All dry dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 7.5. In the top five of 1 food, 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 1 priced foods, 53% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Contributes plant protein and some fiber. A by-product fraction, best read as supporting the main protein rather than leading it.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Soybean Meal 100%
- Turkey 50%
- Rice Flour 50%
- Corn Protein Meal 50%
- Chicken By-Product Meal 50%
- Oat Meal 50%
- Whole Grain Wheat 50%
- Corn Germ Meal 50%
- Whole Grain Corn 50%
- Chicken 50%
- Pea Starch 50%
- Cassava Root Flour 50%
On the shelf
Foods that list it
2 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.