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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Duck Broth

The liquid produced by simmering duck, used to add moisture and flavor.

Duck Broth

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 139 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

23 of the 3,204 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 18 brands. 20 wet dog food, 2 dog food topper, 1 frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 2. In the top five of 23 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 $3.60
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 1 priced foods, 11% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

17%

of the foods that list it are from Nulo. 18 brands use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • Adds moisture and a rich aroma that lifts palatability. Nutritionally largely water.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Nulo 4 / 117
  2. Koha 2 / 29
  3. Halo 2 / 41
  4. Taste of the Wild 1 / 21
  5. TruDog 1 / 14
  6. NutriSource 1 / 91
  7. Stella & Chewy's 1 / 85
  8. Weruva 1 / 50
  9. Fromm 1 / 67
  10. Nature's Logic 1 / 32

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

Plus 8 more brands.

Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it

  1. Duck 96%
  2. Carrots 39%
  3. Salt 35%
  4. Pumpkin 30%
  5. Chicken Broth 26%
  6. Chicken 26%
  7. Potatoes 26%
  8. Potassium Chloride 26%
  9. Chicken Liver 22%
  10. Flaxseed 22%
  11. Tricalcium Phosphate 22%
  12. Guar Gum 22%

On the shelf

Foods that list Duck Broth

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

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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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