INGREDIENT
Soybean Meal
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Why It Turns Up In Dog Food
- Reasonably complete plant protein at low cost, though soy trips up some dogs.
Other Names For This
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods That List It
A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.
Hill’s Healthy Advantage Adult 7+ Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
-- protein
Hill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
-- protein
Hill’s Healthy Advantage Adult Small Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
-- protein
Hill’s Healthy Advantage Puppy Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
-- protein
Hill’s Prescription Diet r/d Weight Reduction Chicken Flavor Dry Dog Food
-- protein
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
22.2% protein
Kibbles n Bits Bacon & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food
23.2% protein
Kibbles n Bits Beefy Bits Dry Dog Food
23.2% 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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