Functional Small / Medium Breed Puppy

Deboned chicken (19%), chicken meal (17%), turkey meal (10%), pea, white bean, millet, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols) (10%), dried whole egg (4%), herring meal (2%), salmon oil (2%), lentils, brewers dried yeast, flaxseed, dicalcium phosphate, sun-dried miscanthus grass, sunflower lecithin, natural chicken flavour (1%), dried kelp, blueberries, cranberries, salt, calcium propionate, apples, carrots, spinach, DL-methionine, choline chloride, taurine, yeast extract, carob powder, L-lysine, dried chicory root, yucca schidigera extract, zinc amino acid complex, iron amino acid complex, L-carnitine, ginger, chamomile, paprika, turmeric, fumaric acid, lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid, thyme extract, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, inositol, niacin supplement, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate supplement, vitamin A supplement, biotin, manganese sulfate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, manganese amino acid complex, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, copper amino acid complex, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, folic acid, rosemary extract

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

  Deboned chicken (19%) is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 64 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 / 5

• Liver

  No liver in the ingredient panel.

  0 / 2

• Heart

  No heart in the ingredient panel.

  0 / 2

• Other appropriate organs

  No additional organ meats identified.

  0 / 2

• Whole egg

  dried whole egg (4%) is included.

  +1 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols) (10%), salmon oil (2%), salmon oil (2%).

  +2 / 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

  25 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 41 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +15.9 / 20

• Estimated carbohydrate: 27 percent
• Pulse ingredients detected: pea, white bean, lentils
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: not detected

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

• Carbohydrate burden

  Calculated with a published ash value carbohydrate of 27 percent.

  +4 / 7

• Ingredient based plant load

  Plant load assessed as VERY HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: pea (whole pulse), white bean (whole pulse), millet (whole grain), lentils (whole pulse), sun-dried miscanthus grass (fibre ingredient), dried chicory root (fibre ingredient).

  +1.5 / 8

• Combined pulse load

  3 pulse ingredients detected at positions 4, 5, 11: pea, white bean, lentils. Together these represent a substantial plant contribution.

  -2

Processing method: Extruded. 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

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

  +5 / 10

• Animal species clearly identified

  Every animal ingredient names its species.

• 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

  *Not recognized as an essential nutrient by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles

• 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 1.5 percent and phosphorus 1.1 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.