Ingredient file // Named animal protein
Dehydrated Chicken
Chicken with its moisture removed by drying, leaving a concentrated poultry ingredient.
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 188 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
<1%
17 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 5 brands. 16 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 8 foods, so it is usually a supporting ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Price per lb
Median of the cheapest bag price across 15 priced foods, 46% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.
Who leans on it
53%
of the foods that list it are from Orijen. 5 brands use it in total.
What it is
Why it turns up in dog food
- Concentrates chicken protein by removing water, so it supplies far more amino acids per unit weight than fresh chicken.
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.
Amazon best sellers that list it
Rank on Amazon's dog food best seller list, checked October 2026.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Chicken 65%
- Turkey 53%
- Whole Herring 47%
- Chicken Fat 41%
- Salmon 35%
- Dehydrated Eggs 35%
- Chicken Liver 29%
- Liver 29%
- Dehydrated Turkey 29%
- Whole Oats 29%
- Flaxseed 29%
- Dehydrated Herring 24%
On the shelf
Foods that list Dehydrated Chicken
17 foods in our catalog list it, highest on the label first.
FarminaFarmina Vet Life Diabetic Canine Dry Dog Food
FarminaFarmina Vet Life Convalescence Canine Dry Dog Food
The Honest KitchenThe Honest Kitchen Proper Toppers Grain-Free Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper
GatherGather Free Acres Organic Free-Run Chicken Recipe for Adult Dogs Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
K9 NaturalK9 Natural Baked & Coated Cage-Free Poultry Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Amazing Grains, Puppy Large Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Senior Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Show 10 more
FarminaFarmina Vet Life Struvite Canine Dry Dog Food
FarminaFarmina Vet Life Obesity canine Dry Dog Food
FarminaFarmina Pet Foods - - Farmina Vet Life Canine Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Puppy Large Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Puppy Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Original Small Breed Puppy With WholePrey Nutrition Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Small Breed Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Original Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Amazing Grains, Fit & Trim Dry Dog Food
OrijenOrijen Fit & Trim Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Leaving it out
Foods without chicken
For owners who skip chicken: popular dry foods priced like the ones that list it ($3.33 to $6.66 per lb), with no chicken on the label.
PurinaPurina Pro Plan Adult Sensitive Skin & Stomach Small Breed Formula Dry Dog Food
Open FarmOpen Farm Wild Caught Salmon with Ancient Grains Dry Dog Food
The Honest KitchenThe Honest Kitchen Grain-Free Beef Recipe Whole Food Clusters Dry Dog Food
FrommFromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg® Recipe Grain-Free Dry Dog Food
ZignatureZignature Essence LIR Ocean Recipe Dry Dog Food
Stella & Chewy'sStella & Chewy’s Beef Recipe with Pumpkin & Quinoa Raw Coated Kibble Wholesome Grains Dry Dog Food
Open FarmOpen Farm RawMix Grain-Free Whitefish Dry Dog Food
Stella & Chewy'sStella & Chewy’s Limited Ingredient Cage-Free Duck Raw Coated Kibble Grain-Free Dry Dog Food Checked against the ingredient list we store for each food. Labels change, so read the bag before you buy.
On labels as
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.