yuckaduck - re: chicken
you want chicken meal, lamb meal etc. to be listed before chicken, lamb and so on. keep in mind that "wet" meat contains about 75% water, which is removed in the manufacturing process.
meat in meal form is already dehydrated and doesn't shrink, so a food that only contains the meat but not meal ultimately contains more grain, which is why the kirkland signature food is a lot cheaper than canidae.