NAMED ANIMAL PROTEIN
Whitefish Meal
Also printed as “White Fish Meal” on some labels. Same ingredient.
Whitefish that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Why it turns up in dog food
- Lean fish protein with omega 3s and iodine, concentrated by removing the water.
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.
Castor & Pollux Pristine Wild-Caught Salmon & Oatmeal Recipe with Raw Bites Dry Dog Food
64
Evanger’s Grain-Free Whitefish and Sweet Potato Recipe with Salmon Meal Dry Dog Food
60
Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Beef Dry Dog Food
90
Instinct Original Grain-Free Recipe with Real Salmon Dry Dog Food
90
Instinct Raw Boost Grain-Free Recipe with Real Beef Dry Dog Food
90
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Pacific Catch Recipe + Grains Dry Dog Food
78
Merrick Backcountry Raw Infused Pacific Catch Recipe Dry Dog Food
78
Merrick Grain-Free Real Lamb + Sweet Potato Recipe Dry Dog Food
74
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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