Salmon

Salmon appears on the labels of 53 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (22 percent of the database), in label forms including Salmon, Deboned Salmon, Salmon Meal, SALMON, salmon, salmon meal.

What it is

Salmon flesh or meal. An oily fish carrying EPA and DHA, the long chain omega 3 fats, along with its protein.

Why makers use it

One ingredient doing two jobs: animal protein and the omega 3 supply most panels otherwise add as fish oil.

What to watch for

Salmon meal counts as named protein depth and brings the oils with it. Fish first panels suit dogs that react to land meats.

Highest scoring recipes that carry it

The full database, filterable by brand, format, life stage and grains, is the reviews index; the food finder answers it by the proteins a dog must avoid.

Often on the same panels

Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Chelated and Proteinate Minerals, Mixed Tocopherols, Salt. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.