Nutrience Original Chicken Pâté for Puppies

Chicken, chicken broth, chicken liver, fresh whole eggs, brown rice, natural flavour, carrots, canola oil, flaxseed, peas, guar gum, salt, pea fiber, zinc proteinate, vitamin E supplement, L-ascorbyl-2 polyphosphate (source of vitamin C), ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, thiamine mononitrate, sodium selenite, niacin supplement, pantothenate calcium, vitamin A supplement, manganese sulfate, riboflavin supplement, manganese proteinate, vitamin D 3 supplement, vitamin B 12 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

  Chicken is a named animal ingredient in position 1.

  +8 / 8

• Animal Prominence Index

  Animal Prominence Index 69 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.

  +3.4 / 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

  fresh whole eggs 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

  10 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 23 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +17 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

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

  -1

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: peas, pea fiber
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: PEA FAMILY (peas, pea fiber)

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 MODERATE. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: brown rice (whole grain), peas (whole pulse), guar gum (fibre ingredient), pea fiber (fibre ingredient).

  +4.1 / 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 wet-food processing verified from the manufacturer product format.

  +7 / 10

• Animal species clearly identified

  Every animal ingredient names its species.

• Ingredient sourcing disclosed

  Not publicly verified

• Country or region identified

  Country or region of origin published: Canada.

• 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

  Nutrience Original Healthy Puppy Chicken Pâté with Brown Rice & Vegetables dog food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth, except for growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more).

• 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

  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

  A recognised manufacturing quality program is documented (for example HACCP, SQF or CFIA registration).

• 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.