More than 25 percent of dry dog food recipes contain dried egg, according to an analysis of the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database on the use of egg products in pet foods. Dried egg was the most prevalent egg product in pet food.
To learn more about how wet and dry dog and cat foods use egg products, read “Dried egg product is the most prevalent form of egg in dog food,” in the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center.
The Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center provides pet food industry professionals with a database of nutritional information and full ingredient lists for pet foods currently available in the US market. Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center users can learn what competitors in the pet food industry are using in their products, along with how they are marketing those formulations.
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The Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center contains exclusive data on which pet food companies are using particular pet food ingredients, along with the nutritional information about these products. Beyond that, the Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center database allows users to analyze how pet food companies refer to ingredients, for example chicken byproducts versus coproducts, along with the marketing claims made in the names of the pet foods, such as organic or natural.
Other analyses of Dog and Cat Food Ingredient Center information include:
- Carrots used in nearly half of canned dog foods
- Pumpkin found in 20 percent of dry dog food
- Infographic: Popular legumes in dry, wet pet foods
- Chicken rules the roost of dog and cat food proteins
- Cranberries, blueberries top pet food ingredient fruits
- Salmon meal is in nearly one-quarter of dry dog foods
- Lamb remains common in dry dog food
- Cranberries, blueberries top pet food ingredient fruits
