INGREDIENT
Soybean Meal
Also printed as “Organic Soybean Meal” on some labels. Same ingredient.
The protein-rich meal left after oil has been pressed from soybeans.
Why it turns up in dog food
- Reasonably complete plant protein at low cost, though soy trips up some dogs.
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.
Hill’s Science Diet Adult Small Paws Chicken Meal & Rice Recipe Dry Dog Food
44
Kibbles n Bits Bacon & Steak Flavor Dry Dog Food
34
Kibbles n Bits Bistro Oven Roasted Beef Flavor Dry Dog Food
34
Kibbles n Bits Bistro Small Breed Mini Bits Oven Roasted Beef Flavor Dry Dog Food
34
Kibbles n Bits Original Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
34
Kibbles n Bits Small Breed Mini Bits Savory Beef & Chicken Flavors Dry Dog Food
34
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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