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Ingredient file // Named animal protein

Duck Egg

The egg of the duck.

Our read // In our catalog

In 1 of every 801 foods we track

Share of foods that list it

<1%

4 of the 3,205 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All frozen dog food.

Each square is 1% of the catalog

Where it sits on the label

Median position 7. In the top five of 0 foods, so it is usually a supporting 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 $10.94
All foods $3.25

Median of the cheapest bag price across 2 priced foods, 237% above the catalog. The price is the food's, not the ingredient's.

Who leans on it

100%

of the foods that list it are from Answers Pet Food. 1 brand use it in total.

What it is

Why it turns up in dog food

  • A complete protein richer in fat and vitamin B12 than a hen egg, and an uncommon protein for sensitive dogs.

Who uses it

Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps

Top brands, by foods that list it

  1. Answers Pet Food 4 / 12

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

On the shelf

Foods that list Duck Egg

4 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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