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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Wild Boar

Meat from wild boar, used as an uncommon red meat protein.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 179 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

1%

14 of the 2,508 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 7 brands. 11 dry dog food, 3 wet dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 2.5. In the top five of 9 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 $3.47
All foods $3.23

Median of the cheapest bag price across 9 priced foods, 7% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

36%

of the foods that list it are from NutriSource. 7 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Leaner than farmed pork and uncommon enough to suit dogs that react to the usual meats.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. NutriSource 5
  2. Taste of the Wild 2
  3. Orijen 2
  4. Wellness 2
  5. Canidae 1
  6. Merrick 1
  7. Earthborn Holistic 1

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Beef 43%
  2. Peas 43%
  3. Lamb Meal 36%
  4. Beef Liver 29%
  5. Lamb 29%
  6. Natural Flavor 29%
  7. Garbanzo Beans 29%
  8. Turkey Meal 29%
  9. Turkey 21%
  10. Duck 21%
  11. Chicken Meal 21%
  12. Chicken Fat 21%

On the shelf

Foods that list it

14 foods in our reviews list it. Here are some of them.

On labels as

Other names for this

Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.

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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