Grain Free Beef & Chicken Protein Plus Clusters

Beef, chicken, potatoes, beef liver, peas, lentils, pea protein concentrate, flaxseed, dried whey protein concentrate, beef bone broth, dicalcium phosphate, egg, chicken liver, natural beef flavor, pumpkin, salt, fish oil, dried kelp, taurine, minerals [iron amino acid chelate, copper amino acid chelate, manganese amino acid chelate, zinc amino acid chelate, sodium selenite], mixed tocopherols (preservative), choline chloride, dried bacillus coagulans fermentation product, 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

  Beef is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 53 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.

  +2.2 / 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

  egg is included.

  +1 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: fish oil.

  +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 disclosure

  Concentrated plant protein is present: pea protein concentrate. The manufacturer does not publish its inclusion level or the animal versus plant share of the crude protein, so the contribution is not quantified. This is deducted once under Ingredient Quality and is not counted again here.

  N/A

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. 8 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +15.6 / 20

• Vague animal ingredients

  Animal ingredients without an identified species: beef bone broth.

  -1

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: PEA FAMILY (peas, pea protein concentrate).

  -1

• Concentrated plant protein

  Concentrated plant protein appears at position 7: pea protein concentrate. Scored once here and not repeated in other categories.

  -2

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: peas, lentils, pea protein concentrate
• Plant protein concentrates: pea protein concentrate
• Ingredient splitting: PEA FAMILY (peas, pea protein concentrate)

Carbohydrate is not calculable because ash is not disclosed. It is left blank rather than overstated.

• Carbohydrate burden

  Carbohydrate is not precisely calculable because ash has not been disclosed. This is an evidence limitation, not evidence of high carbohydrate, so it is removed from the score and reported as reduced confidence.

  NOT SCORED

• Ingredient based plant load

  Plant load assessed as VERY HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: potatoes (starchy vegetable), peas (whole pulse), lentils (whole pulse), pea protein concentrate (concentrated plant protein), dried whey protein concentrate (concentrated plant protein).

  0 / 8

• Combined pulse load

  3 pulse ingredients detected at positions 5, 6, 7: peas, lentils, pea protein concentrate. Together these represent a substantial plant contribution.

  -2

• Pulse protein disclosure

  A concentrated pulse protein is present. Its inclusion level is not published, so no share of the protein figure is asserted. It is deducted once under Ingredient Quality rather than a second time here.

  N/A

• 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

  Not publicly verified

• Ingredient sourcing disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Country or region identified

  Country or region of origin published: United States.

• 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 publicly verified

• Feeding trial or validation

  Not publicly verified

• Intended use clearly stated

  Not publicly verified

• Guaranteed analysis published

  A guaranteed analysis is published for this formula.

• Calcium and phosphorus disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Feeding guidance for supplemental use

  Not publicly verified

• 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.