Chicken
meat · base score 0.5 · also listed as chicken, chicken meat, gallus gallus, poulet, fresh chicken, freshly prepared chicken, fresh chicken meat, whole chicken, chicken (minimum), chicken flesh, poultry (chicken)
What is it?
Chicken is a meat ingredient. Graded medium: nutritionally adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout ingredient either way.
At a glance
- Category
- meat
- Grade
- medium
- Base score
- 0.5 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 1,944 products
- Also listed as
- chicken, chicken meat, gallus gallus, poulet, fresh chicken, freshly prepared chicken, fresh chicken meat, whole chicken, chicken (minimum), chicken flesh, poultry (chicken)
Common questions about chicken
Is Chicken good for dogs?
It is nutritionally fine: we grade it medium, meaning adequate and nothing to worry about, but not a standout either way. The overall recipe matters more than any single ingredient.
How many UK dog foods contain chicken?
1,944 UK products list chicken as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown below, sorted by rating.
What else is chicken called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: chicken, chicken meat, gallus gallus, poulet, fresh chicken, freshly prepared chicken, fresh chicken meat, whole chicken, chicken (minimum), chicken flesh, poultry (chicken). We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade chicken?
We grade it medium: nutritionally adequate, but nothing special either way. Every ingredient is converted to its dry-matter share and scored from our glossary before a recipe gets its 1-100 rating; the full method is on our methodology page.
Is chicken a common allergen for dogs?
Chicken is one of the proteins dogs are most often reported to react to, simply because it appears in so many foods. If your dog has a diagnosed sensitivity, our "Find food for your dog" filter on the homepage can show foods that do not list chicken. For anything medical, speak to your vet.
What is the difference between fresh chicken and chicken meal?
Fresh chicken is mostly water (around 70%), so a label listing it first can be less meaty than it looks once cooked. Chicken meal is rendered and dried first, so gram for gram it contributes more protein. Both are legitimate; we convert every ingredient to its dry-matter share before scoring so the comparison is fair.
