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A poultry protein, similar to chicken in nutrition and usually a little leaner. Fresh or deboned turkey is mostly water and ranks higher on the label than its dry contribution; turkey meal is the concentrated form. Turkey is often used as an alternative for pets that react to chicken, but the two are related birds and some pets react to both, so it is not a guaranteed swap.

The familiar white potato, used as a carbohydrate source in many grain-free foods. Potato starch binds kibble; potato protein is a concentrated plant protein that lifts the protein figure on the bag. Cooked potato is safe and well digested. Grain-free foods built on potatoes and legumes were part of the FDA's 2018 to 2022 look at diet-associated heart disease in dogs, which did not establish a cause; the agency has not asked for any to be withdrawn.

A small, oily fish from the Atlantic and Gulf coasts that rarely reaches the human table and is used almost entirely for fish meal and fish oil. It is a high-protein, omega-3-rich ingredient and one of the most common fish in pet food. Menhaden fish meal is the dried, concentrated form. Pets allergic to one fish often react to others, so the name helps less than it does with meats.