Dried egg product in pet food — what it is and how it scores

What it is

An AAFCO-defined term: shell-free eggs, dried. Much of it comes from the egg-breaking industry — eggs diverted from the human shell-egg market for cosmetic or logistical reasons, not spoilage. Dried, it runs roughly 45–50% protein with the full egg amino acid profile.

Why it's in pet food

Concentrated, complete protein without the water-weight ranking games fresh meat plays: what you see on the list is close to what the recipe actually contains. It also binds kibble and baked treats. A quiet workhorse — rarely advertised, frequently used.

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.

Every form of egg on a label — "dried egg product," "egg powder," "dried eggs" — matches the engine's named-animal-protein term. First ingredient: 15-point bonus (the dried form is not a "meal," so it takes the fresh-protein branch). Anywhere else: no points either way. No deductions attach to this ingredient.

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Common questions

Answers come from this entry and the scoring rules above — reviewed before publish, like everything else on this page. For anything about your own pet, your vet knows best.

What is dried egg product in dog food?

An AAFCO-defined term: shell-free eggs, dried. Much of it comes from the egg-breaking industry — eggs diverted from the human shell-egg market for cosmetic or logistical reasons, not spoilage. Dried, it runs roughly 45–50% protein with the full egg amino acid profile.

Is dried egg product good in pet food?

It is one of the most protein-dense named ingredients on any label: concentrated, complete protein without the water-weight ranking games fresh meat plays — what you see on the list is close to what the recipe actually contains. A quiet workhorse, rarely advertised, frequently used.

How does Bowlmark score dried egg product?

Every form of egg on a label — "dried egg product," "egg powder," "dried eggs" — matches the engine's named-animal-protein term. First ingredient: 15-point bonus (the dried form is not a "meal," so it takes the fresh-protein branch). Anywhere else: no points either way. No deductions attach.

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