cod
Cod is a lean, named whitefish — honest on the label, though not on the engine's bonus list today. How Bowlmark treats it.
Also appears on labels as: fresh cod · deboned cod · atlantic cod · pacific cod · codfish
What it is
Cod is a lean marine whitefish contributing named animal protein with very little fat — which also means few omega-3s relative to the oily species. Labels say cod, fresh cod, or deboned cod.
Why it's in pet food
It is mild, digestible, named protein — a sensible fish for sensitive recipes and novel-protein rotations. What it lacks in fatty acids it makes up in gentleness and accountability.
How Bowlmark scores it
Scores are deterministic math over the printed label — the rules below apply to every product identically, and nothing estimates or fills in a blank.
Cod is named and honest, but it is not among the fish on the engine's named-protein bonus list today (salmon, tuna, whitefish, herring, sardine, mackerel, trout) — so cod earns no first-ingredient bonus and takes no deduction. The term list is versioned, advisor-tuned config; if cod is added, this page changes with the rule.
Foods that list cod
Ranked by score where scores exist. Placement here is never sold.
Compare foods that list cod
Same species, same form, both scored — closest scores first, so the comparison is a real one.
Sources
Related ingredients
Further reading
Cite this page
Bowlmark. "Cod in pet food — what it is and how it scores." https://www.bowlmark.com/ingredient/cod
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- Last verified August 9, 2026
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