pork by-products
Pork by-products are named pig organs and trim, common in wet foods. How Bowlmark scores named by-products.
Also appears on labels as: pork by-product · pork byproducts
What it is
Pork by-products are the non-muscle parts of pigs — organs and trim — used mostly in canned and pâté-style foods where organ tissue fits the format naturally.
Why it's in pet food
Same economics and same nutrition story as every named by-product: real organ nutrients at low cost, with the species stated. What varies batch to batch is the mix of tissues, not the animal.
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.
Named, so no unnamed-source deduction applies; by-product terms are excluded from the named-protein bonus, so none applies either. The zero-point informational note rides along: by-products can be nutritious — unnamed sourcing is the issue the engine actually deducts for.
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 are pork by-products in cat food?
The non-muscle parts of pigs — organs and trim — used mostly in canned and pâté-style foods where organ tissue fits the format naturally. What varies batch to batch is the mix of tissues, not the animal: the species is stated.
Are pork by-products bad for pets?
Same economics and same nutrition story as every named by-product: real organ nutrients at low cost, with the species stated. The category's bad name belongs to its unnamed cousins — a named by-product is a different disclosure entirely.
How does Bowlmark score pork by-products?
Named, so no unnamed-source deduction applies; by-product terms are excluded from the named-protein bonus, so none applies either. The zero-point informational note rides along: by-products can be nutritious — unnamed sourcing is the issue the engine actually deducts for.
Foods that list pork by-products
Ranked by score where scores exist. Placement here is never sold.
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Turkey Entrée79
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Indoor Ocean Fish Entrée73
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Chicken Entrée73
- CESAR Classic Loaf in Sauce Filet Mignon72
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Salmon Entrée72
- Fancy Feast Savory Centers Paté With Beef and a Gourmet Gravy Center
- Fancy Feast Savory Centers Paté With Chicken and a Gourmet Gravy Center
- Fancy Feast Savory Centers Paté With Tuna and a Gourmet Gravy Center
Compare foods that list pork by-products
Same species, same form, both scored — closest scores first, so the comparison is a real one.
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Indoor Ocean Fish Entrée vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Chicken Entrée
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Indoor Ocean Fish Entrée vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Salmon Entrée
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Chicken Entrée vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Salmon Entrée
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Indoor Ocean Fish Entrée vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Savory Turkey Entrée
Sources
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Further reading
Cite this page
Bowlmark. "Pork by-products in pet food — what it is and how it scores." https://www.bowlmark.com/ingredient/pork-by-products
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