NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN
Herring
Also printed as “Fresh Herring” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The flesh of herring, an oily cold-water fish, used fresh.
Why it turns up in dog food
- Rich in EPA and DHA plus natural vitamin D, which show up in coat and joints.
Other names for this
Manufacturers do not all use the same wording. These all mean the same thing.
Foods that list it
A few of the recipes in the archive with this 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.
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