Canadian Angus Beef and NZ Lamb

Beef, Beef Broth, Lamb, Beef Liver, Peas, Whole Egg, Carrots, Calcium Carbonate, Flaxseed, Monosodium Phosphate, Salt, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Pea Fiber, Dried Celery, Dried Tomatoes, Dried Blueberries, Dried Blackberries, Dried Apples, Dried Pomegranate, Dried Cranberries, Zinc Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin E Supplement, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Amino Acid Complex, Copper Proteinate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Sodium Selenite, Niacin Supplement, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Riboflavin Supplement, Manganese Amino Acid Complex, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Calcium Iodate, Folic Acid

First 5 ingredients

This is the largest single category in FeedWise. It looks at which animal ingredients are present, whether the species is named, whether organs, egg and named fats are included, and whether concentrated plant proteins are diluting the animal content.

• Named animal protein first

  Beef is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 66 of 100. This is a FeedWise position-weighted measure of how far animal ingredients dominate the ingredient panel. It is a label-position index, not a manufacturer-disclosed recipe percentage.

  +3.1 / 5

• Liver

  Liver is included.

  +2 / 2

• Heart

  No heart in the ingredient panel.

  0 / 2

• Other appropriate organs

  No additional organ meats identified.

  0 / 2

• Whole egg

  Whole Egg is included.

  +1 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  No named animal or marine fat identified.

  0 / 2

• Verified animal ingredient proportion

  The manufacturer has not published an animal ingredient percentage. Excluded from the score rather than counted against the product.

  NOT SCORED

Every ingredient is classified into a quality tier and weighted by its position on the label, so ingredient number one counts far more than ingredient number fifteen.

• Position weighted ingredient quality

  16 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 26 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +17.6 / 20

• Vague animal ingredients

  Animal ingredients without an identified species: Beef Broth.

  -3

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: PEA FAMILY (Peas, Pea Fiber).

  -1

• Estimated carbohydrate: 3 percent
• Pulse ingredients detected: Peas, Pea Fiber
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: PEA FAMILY (Peas, Pea Fiber)

Estimated carbohydrate, calculated as 100 minus protein, fat, moisture, fibre and ash.

• Carbohydrate burden

  Calculated with a published ash value carbohydrate of 3 percent.

  +7 / 7

• Ingredient based plant load

  Plant load assessed as MODERATE. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: Peas (whole pulse), Pea Fiber (fibre ingredient).

  +5.4 / 8

• Split plant fractions

  Split plant fractions understate the true plant load in the ingredient order.

  -1

Processing method: Canned. This category measures food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control, so a raw food can score well here and still lose safety points.

• Processing method

  Canned processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.

  +7 / 10

• Animal species clearly identified

  Not publicly verified

• Ingredient sourcing disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Country or region identified

  Not publicly verified

• Manufacturing location identified

  Not publicly verified

• Detailed nutritional analysis

  A detailed nutritional analysis is published.

• Traceability information

  Not publicly verified

• Manufacturer provides sourcing detail

  Not publicly verified

• Overall formulation transparency

  A complete ingredient panel and an identified manufacturer are on file.

Marketing language alone does not count. Anything that has not been published is shown as not publicly verified rather than as a failure.

• Complete and balanced for the stated life stage

  Boréal dog food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO dog food nutrient profiles for all life stages

• Detailed nutritional analysis available

  A full guaranteed analysis with energy content is on file.

• Qualified formulation expertise

  Not publicly verified

• Feeding trial or validation

  Not publicly verified

• Calcium and phosphorus disclosed

  Calcium 0.3 percent and phosphorus 0.22 percent disclosed.

• Batch testing

  Not publicly verified

• Pathogen testing

  Not publicly verified

• Supplier verification

  Not publicly verified

• Lot traceability

  Not publicly verified

• Nutrient verification

  Not publicly verified

• Manufacturing quality program

  Not publicly verified

• Recall context and corrective action

  No recalls on file.

A recall alone does not destroy a score. Severity, cause, frequency, recency and documented corrective action are all considered.