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Bone Meal

Ground animal bone, used as a mineral source.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 291 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

11 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 2. In the top five of 10 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 $2.96
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 10 priced foods, 9% below the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

73%

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

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Supplies calcium and phosphorus in a natural ratio, which helps balance the minerals in a meat-heavy recipe.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Fromm 8 / 67
  2. Blue Seal 3 / 19

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

Amazon best sellers that list it

  1. #60 Fromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food

Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Pork Meat and Bone Meal 100%
  2. Peas 64%
  3. Lentils 55%
  4. Chickpeas 55%
  5. Potatoes 55%
  6. Pork 55%
  7. Dried Egg Product 55%
  8. Dried Tomato Pomace 55%
  9. Beef 45%
  10. Pea Flour 45%
  11. Pork Liver 45%
  12. Pork Fat 36%

On the shelf

Foods that list Bone Meal

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

Blue Seal Active Dog Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Active Dog Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelBlue Seal Natural 26 Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Natural 26 Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelFromm Heartland Gold Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Heartland Gold Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelFromm Four-Star Pork & Applesauce Formula Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Four-Star Pork & Applesauce Formula Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelFromm Four-Star Hasen Duckenpfeffer® Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Four-Star Hasen Duckenpfeffer® Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 4 on the label
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Blue Seal Hi-Protein 27 Dry Dog FoodBlue SealBlue Seal Hi-Protein 27 Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 1 on the labelFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Heartland Gold Large Breed Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelFromm Heartland Gold Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Heartland Gold Adult Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 2 on the labelFromm Four-Star Pork & Peas Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Four-Star Pork & Peas Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 5 on the labelFromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodFrommFromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog FoodDry // No. 6 on the label
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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