NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN

Salmon

Also printed as “Boneless Salmon” on some labels. Same ingredient.

The flesh of salmon, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.

Why it turns up in dog food

One of the best natural sources of EPA and DHA, which show up in coat shine and joint comfort.

Other names for this

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

Boneless Salmon Deboned Salmon Fresh Boneless Salmon Fresh Deboned Salmon

Foods that list it

A few of the recipes in the archive with this on the label.

Artemis Osopure Grain-Free Salmon & Garbanzo Bean Dry Dog Food 59 AvoDerm Grain-Free Salmon & Vegetables Recipe Dry Dog Food 59 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Dog Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 39 Blue Basics Limited Ingredient Diet Adult Grain-Free Salmon and Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food 39 Blue True Solutions Perfect Coat Skin and Coat Care Formula Dry Dog Food 49 Blue Wilderness Adult Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food 71 Blue Wilderness Adult Salmon with Grains Recipe Dry Dog Food 76 Blue Wilderness Large Breed Adult Salmon Recipe Dry Dog Food 60

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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