Salmon
meat ingredient
What is it?
Salmon is a meat ingredient. Graded good: a real, recognisable ingredient that adds nutritional value, so it lifts a product’s score.
Other names on labels: salmo salar, fresh salmon, salmon fillet
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dehydrated salmon, dried salmon, norwegian salmon, atlantic salmon
At a glance
- Base score
- 1 (from −1 to 1; higher is better)
- Found in
- 1,349 products
Products containing salmon
Results reflect the latest label we hold for each product, not a live check of today's recipe. Open a product to see its source and last-checked date.
Common questions about salmon
Is Salmon good for dogs?
Yes, we grade it as a good ingredient: recognisable and nutritionally useful, so it lifts a product’s score. Bear in mind that no single ingredient decides quality; the whole recipe and its balance matter more.
Is salmon good for a dog's skin and coat?
Salmon is rich in omega-3 fatty acids (EPA and DHA), which have the strongest evidence base of any supplement-style nutrient for skin and coat support in dogs. Named salmon is meaningfully better than vague "fish" or "fish derivatives", which can be any species and any part.
How many UK dog foods contain salmon?
1,349 UK products list salmon as an ingredient in our database. The full list is shown above, sorted by rating.
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What else is salmon called on labels?
Manufacturers list it under several names: salmo salar, fresh salmon, salmon fillet, dehydrated salmon, dried salmon, norwegian salmon, atlantic salmon. We match all of these to the same glossary entry when we read a label.
How does Open Dog Food grade salmon?
We grade it good, our highest grade, reserved for recognisable ingredients that add real nutritional value. 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.