pollock oil

What it is

Pollock oil is oil from Alaska pollock, a large, well-managed whitefish fishery. It carries meaningful EPA and DHA — less concentrated than sardine or herring oil, with strong sourcing credentials.

Why it's in pet food

Brands that fish their omega-3s from certified fisheries like to say so, and pollock oil lets them. It is a named, traceable marine oil doing standard omega-3 work.

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.

Pollock oil carries no flag today: it names its species (so the unnamed-fish deduction does not apply) and it is not among the whole-foods bonus oils. Neutral to the engine; the naming and the fishery story are label information, not score inputs.

Read the full methodology

Foods that list pollock oil

Ranked by score where scores exist. Placement here is never sold.

• ORIJEN Amazing Grains, Original88
• ORIJEN Fit & Trim88
• ORIJEN Kitten Formula88
• ORIJEN Large Breed Adult Recipe88
• ORIJEN Original Cat88
• ORIJEN Puppy88
• ORIJEN Regional Red88
• ORIJEN Senior88

Sources

• WSAVA Global Nutrition Committee — Selecting a pet food
• ACVN — omega-3 fatty acids in joint support

Related ingredients

• krill oil
• menhaden fish oil
• olive oil
• pork fat
• poultry fat
• safflower oil

Further reading

• Calories on the label: kcal, ME and fair comparisons
• Storing pet food so it stays the food you bought