Ingredient file // Flavor
Turkey And Chicken Broth
Savory liquid with a little poultry protein
Turkey and chicken broth is liquid made by cooking poultry parts in water and removing the solids. In wet food it supplies moisture and savory flavor. How much protein it contributes depends on how concentrated the broth is.
Role in the food Does a job- What it is
- A cooking liquid from turkey and chicken bones, parts or meat, with the solid pieces removed.
- Made from
- Turkey and chicken bones, parts or meat
- Main job
- Moisture and poultry flavor
- Typical amount
- Not published
- Watch for
- A diagnosed chicken or turkey allergy
- Not the same as
- Turkey or chicken meat
Straight answer
Is Turkey And Chicken Broth safe for dogs?
Read the meat lines beside the broth
Broth near the top of a wet food list carries weight partly through water. Look for turkey or chicken meat on its own line, then compare the finished food's protein and moisture guarantees. Treat the broth as a useful liquid and flavor ingredient, not a promise of extra meat or joint support.
- Why it is in the food
- Moisture and poultry flavor
- How common
- Listed by 1 of the 3,205 foods we track
Our read // In our catalog
In 1 of every 3,205 foods we track
Share of foods that list it
<1%
1 of the 3,205 foods with an ingredient list on file, from 1 brand. All wet dog food.
Each square is 1% of the catalog
Where it sits on the label
Median position 1. In the top five of 1 food, so it is usually a main ingredient.
Above the salt
Almost always listed before the salt, so there is more of it than a pinch.
Who leans on it
100%
of the foods that list it are from Purina. 1 brand use it in total.
What it is
How it is made
Poultry processors have bones and parts remaining after meat preparation. Cooking them in water draws soluble proteins and flavor into the liquid. Suppliers offer broth as a liquid, concentrate or powder for pet food.4,8,9,10
- 01 // Source Poultry parts Turkey and chicken bones, parts or meat supply the material used to make the broth.
- 02 // Process Cooked in water Heat draws soluble material from the poultry into the surrounding water.
- 03 // Process Solids removed Bones and other solid pieces are separated from the cooking liquid; suppliers may also remove fat.
- 04 // Output Poultry broth The liquid enters a wet food recipe directly or after a concentrate or powder is mixed with water.
What is in it
Composition, dry matter
93
% protein
The calculated dry matter protein in one retail chicken bone broth. Its liquid form was still mostly water.
Why it is in the bag
Mostly there for water and savory flavor
- Main nutrition
- Supporting nutrient
- Does a job
- Mostly filler
Broth gives a wet recipe the liquid it needs plus poultry taste, so it is a working ingredient, not filler. Labels rank ingredients by weight, so when broth is listed high, much of that weight is likely water. It does carry some dissolved poultry protein, but in a rooster assay spray dried chicken broth had the lowest digestible amino acid scores of four chicken ingredients tested.1,5,9
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01
Supplies recipe moisture
Wet food needs liquid for mixing and texture. Broth provides that water along with dissolved poultry material; the finished food's moisture guarantee describes the whole recipe.4,5,10
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02
Adds savory flavor
Cooking transfers poultry flavor into water. Suppliers sell broth for this purpose, although the available dog comparison does not show it improving intake over plain water.9,10,11
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03
Uses poultry parts
Bones and other poultry parts become a saleable liquid. Concentrates and shelf stable powders also give manufacturers transport and storage options.8,9,10
How much A supplier test fed dogs 0.8% poultry broth against 0.8% alternatives within a gravy, but what share of the finished wet food that gravy makes is not stated.11
Our read // The claims
What the evidence supports
Strong: controlled studies in dogs agree. Some: small or mixed dog data. Thin: mechanism or lab work only. None: nothing, or the evidence points the other way.
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Brands say
Broth adds moisture to wet food
Evidence
- Strong
- Some
- Thin
- None
The feed standard allows liquid broth to carry up to 135 parts water per part crude protein. Adding it adds water; the finished food's moisture guarantee tells you how wet the complete recipe is.4,5
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Brands say
Broth collagen protects a dog's joints
Outruns the evidence
Evidence
- Strong
- Some
- Thin
- None
A controlled study in 31 dogs found better gait after a measured porcine collagen peptide supplement. It tested neither poultry broth nor the amount present in a wet food, so its result does not support a broth claim.2,7,9
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Brands say
Broth protein is as good as meat
Outruns the evidence
Evidence
- Strong
- Some
- Thin
- None
In a 16-rooster comparison of chicken ingredients, spray dried broth had the lowest amino acid quality scores. Roosters are a model for ingredient testing, not dogs eating wet food, but the result points away from equivalence.1
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Brands say
Broth makes picky dogs eat more
Outruns the evidence
Evidence
- Strong
- Some
- Thin
- None
In a supplier run split bowl test with 30 dogs, poultry broth gravy at 0.8% was less preferred than 0.8% tested alternatives. There was no plain water comparison, so the test provides no positive evidence that broth increases appetite.11
Straight answers
What owners ask
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Q01
Is it just filler?
NoIt supplies liquid, poultry flavor and some dissolved protein. Its main job is to provide part of the water a wet recipe needs. Judge the finished food by its guarantees rather than treating broth as meat.4,5,10
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Q02
Does broth high on the list mean more meat?
NoIngredients are ranked by weight, and liquid broth brings water into that ranking. The list gives no amount for each ingredient. Look for named turkey or chicken meat separately, then read the finished food's protein and moisture guarantees.4,5
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Q03
Is this safe for a chicken allergy?
Avoid itThe broth contains chicken derived material. A review found chicken reactions in 45 of 297 dogs with proven food reactions. A dog with a diagnosed chicken allergy should skip this ingredient.3,4
Who uses it
Brands, best sellers and the company it keeps
Top brands, by foods that list it
Foods that list it / all the brand's recipes we track.
Usually listed with, share of the foods that list it
- Turkey 100%
- Chicken 100%
- Liver 100%
- Tapioca 100%
- Spinach 100%
- Pasta 100%
- Wheat Flour 100%
- Egg Whites 100%
- Fish Oil 100%
- Vegetable Oil 100%
- Vitamins 100%
- Riboflavin 100%
On the shelf
Foods that list Turkey And Chicken Broth
1 food in our catalog lists it, highest on the label first.
Sources
What we read
Checked October 1, 2026.
- 1 Protein quality of chicken-based protein sources evaluated by precision-fed cecectomized rooster assay
- 2 The oral intake of specific Bioactive Collagen Peptides (BCP) improves gait and quality of life in canine osteoarthritis patients - A translational large animal model for a nutritional therapy option
- 3 Critically appraised topic on adverse food reactions of companion animals (2): common food allergen sources in dogs and cats
- 4 Commercial Feed Laws and Regulations
- 5 Reading Labels
- 6 Garlic and Onion (Allium spp) Toxicosis in Animals
- 7 Hokuō® Chicken Bone Broth
- 8 Turkey broth powder
- 9 Chicken broth powder
- 10 Chicken Broth: Classic Taste & Trending Nutrition
- 11 Proof of Concept: Evaluate Use of Spray Dried Plasma (SDP) and Cravings in Gravy Recipes to Produce the Most Desirable Product