Vital Red Meat

Lamb meal, northern white pea bean, pork meal, pea flour, lentils, pork fat, flaxseed, natural flavor, lecithin, choline chloride, taurine, salt, potassium chloride, blueberry, cranberry, apple, carrot, spinach, DL-methionine, yeast extract, chicory root extract, fumaric acid, lactic acid, citric acid, malic acid, thyme extract, vitamin E supplement, zinc sulfate, ferrous sulfate, zinc amino acid complex, iron amino acid complex, inositol, niacin supplement, copper sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, calcium pantothenate supplement, vitamin A Supplement, biotin, manganese sulfate, copper proteinate, riboflavin, pyridoxine hydrochloride, manganese amino acid complex, vitamin B12 supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, calcium iodate, sodium selenite, folic acid supplement, 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

  Lamb meal is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 43 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.

  +1.4 / 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

  No meaningful egg inclusion.

  0 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: pork fat.

  +1 / 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

• Plant protein dilution

  No concentrated plant proteins detected.

  0

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

  13 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 36 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +14.1 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: pea family (northern white pea bean, pea flour).

  -1

• Estimated carbohydrate: 31.5 percent
• Pulse ingredients detected: northern white pea bean, pea flour, lentils
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: pea family (northern white pea bean, pea flour)

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

• Carbohydrate burden

  Calculated with a published ash value carbohydrate of 31.5 percent.

  +3 / 7

• Ingredient based plant load

  Plant load assessed as VERY HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: northern white pea bean (whole pulse), pea flour (refined starch), lentils (whole pulse).

  +0.8 / 8

• Combined pulse load

  3 pulse ingredients detected at positions 2, 4, 5: northern white pea bean, pea flour, lentils. Together these represent a substantial plant contribution.

  -2

• Split plant fractions

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

  -1

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 2.3 percent and phosphorus 1.2 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.