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Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver

Chicken liver preserved by freeze drying.

Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 153 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

21 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 2 brands. All dry dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 14. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a minor ingredient.

Top five List position, heaviest first

Above the salt

67%

Listed before the salt in 67% of foods. In the rest it is under about 1% of the recipe.

Price per lb

Foods with it $4.35
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 15 priced foods, 34% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

76%

of the foods that list it are from Instinct. 2 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Freeze drying preserves the vitamin A, iron and B12 of fresh liver, and the result is intensely palatable.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Instinct 16 / 98
  2. Nulo 5 / 117

Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Chicken Meal 100%
  2. Mixed Tocopherols 95%
  3. Chicken Fat 90%
  4. Chicken 76%
  5. Citric Acid 76%
  6. Turkey Meal 67%
  7. Peas 62%
  8. Tapioca 62%
  9. Flaxseed 48%
  10. Chickpeas 48%
  11. Sweet Potatoes 43%
  12. Freeze-Dried Chicken 43%

On the shelf

Foods that list Freeze-Dried Chicken Liver

21 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.

Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 10 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Large Breed Puppies Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Large Breed Puppies Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 11 on the labelNulo Raw Medley Salmon, Sweet Potato & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodNuloNulo Raw Medley Salmon, Sweet Potato & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelNulo Raw Medley Small Breed Turkey, Sweet Potato & Duck Recipe Dry Dog FoodNuloNulo Raw Medley Small Breed Turkey, Sweet Potato & Duck Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelInstinct Be Natural Puppy Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Be Natural Puppy Real Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 29 on the label
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Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Senior Dogs Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Senior Dogs Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Puppies Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Puppies Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Toy Breed Dogs Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Toy Breed Dogs Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Gut Health Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Duck Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 12 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken For Healthy Weight Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken For Healthy Weight Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Skin & Coat Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Skin & Coat Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 13 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice for Puppies Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice for Puppies Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Whole Grain Recipe with Real Chicken & Brown Rice Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken for Small Breed Dogs Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 14 on the labelInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Raw Boost PeakBoost+ Kibble Real Chicken Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 17 on the labelNulo Raw Medley Large Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodNuloNulo Raw Medley Large Breed Beef & Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelNulo Raw Medley Chicken, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodNuloNulo Raw Medley Chicken, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 18 on the labelNulo Raw Medley Puppy Salmon, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodNuloNulo Raw Medley Puppy Salmon, Oats & Turkey Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 19 on the labelInstinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 20 on the labelInstinct Original Small Breed Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodInstinctInstinct Original Small Breed Grain-Free Recipe with Real Chicken Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 23 on the label

Leaving it out

Foods without chicken

For owners who skip chicken: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($3.04 to $6.09 per lb), with no chicken on the label.

Purina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.41 per lbOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodOpen FarmOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.05 per lbPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog FoodPurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Lamb & Oatmeal Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.23 per lbThe Honest Kitchen Grain-Free Beef Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog FoodThe Honest KitchenThe Honest Kitchen Grain-Free Beef Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog FoodDry // $5.88 per lbFromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.68 per lbZignature Original Lamb Formula with Probiotics Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodZignatureZignature Original Lamb Formula with Probiotics Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // $3.32 per lbNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodNutriSourceNutriSource Grain-Free Small Bites Woodlands Select Recipe Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.33 per lbEdgard & Cooper Farm-Raised Lamb Adult Dog Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodEdgard & CooperEdgard & Cooper Farm-Raised Lamb Adult Dog Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // $4.32 per lb

Checked against the ingredient list we store for each food. Labels change, so read the bag before you buy.

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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