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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Turkey Fat

Fat rendered from turkey tissue.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 194 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

13 of the 2,523 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. 12 dry dog food, 1 dog food topper.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 6. In the top five of 5 foods, so it is usually a supporting 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 $3.26
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 10 priced foods, about level with the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

46%

of the foods that list it are from Zignature. 5 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Concentrated energy plus linoleic acid for coat, and it makes the food smell better.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Zignature 6
  2. Stella & Chewy's 3
  3. NutriSource 2
  4. Castor & Pollux 1
  5. Nature's Logic 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Turkey Meal 85%
  2. Turkey 69%
  3. Peas 69%
  4. Flaxseed 62%
  5. Chickpeas 38%
  6. Pea Flour 31%
  7. Lentils 23%
  8. Duck Meal 23%
  9. Natural Vegetable Flavor 23%
  10. Whitefish 15%
  11. Whitefish Meal 15%
  12. Sunflower Meal 15%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

13 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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