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Venison appears on the labels of 13 of the 244 recipes we have read and scored (5 percent of the database), in label forms including VENISON BROTH, Venison, venison, Roasted Venison.
Deer meat, fresh or as a meal. Another protein with relatively low exposure in the pet population.
Novel protein positioning and a strong flavour dogs take to.
Check what else the panel carries: a venison headline over chicken fat and egg is not a single protein food.
| Recipe | Score / 100 | Format | Life stage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orijen Tundra | 98 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild Ancient Prairie | 94 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild High Prairie | 93 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
| Taste of the Wild High Prairie Wet | 91 | Wet food | All life stages |
| Orijen Tundra Epic Bites Freeze-Dried Food | 91 | Freeze-dried food | All life stages |
| Orijen Tundra Freeze-Dried Medallions | 91 | Freeze-dried food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild High Prairie Puppy | 91 | Dry food | All life stages |
| Taste of the Wild Appalachian Valley Small Breed | 90 | Dry food | Adult maintenance |
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.
Chelated and Proteinate Minerals, Vitamin Supplements (the Vitamin Pack), Salt, Mixed Tocopherols. The full dictionary is the ingredient index.
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.