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Soybean Meal appears on the labels of 14 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (6 percent of the database), in label forms including Soybean Meal, soybean meal.
What is left of the soybean after its oil is pressed out: a consistent, concentrated plant protein of about 44 to 48 percent.
The cheapest complete-ish plant protein available, used to hold protein figures up at low cost.
Soy carries fermentable sugars that produce gas in some dogs, and it is a flagged ingredient in our rubric when it appears in the first ten.
| Recipe | Score / 100 | Format | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Beef & Rice | 76 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Purina Pro Plan Complete Essentials Shredded Blend Chicken & Rice | 76 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe | 76 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Hill's Science Diet Adult Small Bites Chicken & Barley Recipe | 76 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Hill's Science Diet Puppy Large Breed Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe | 76 | Dry food | Growth (puppy) |
| Hill's Science Diet Puppy Small Bites Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe | 76 | Dry food | Gestation and growth |
| Iams ProActive Health Small Breed Adult Chicken & Whole Grain Recipe | 70 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Iams ProActive Health Adult Minichunks Chicken & Whole Grain Recipe | 68 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
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The definition is written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions and standard label practice, in our own words. The recipe count and links are computed from our scored recipe database, labels read November 2026; counts move as the database grows.
Last updated: November 2026. Checked against the sources named on this page.