Performatrin Ultra Grain-Free Venison Stew Dog Food

Venison Broth, Venison, Venison Liver, Pork, Potatoes, Dried Egg Whites, Green Beans, Peas, Potato Starch, Carrots, Dried Egg Product, Red Peppers, Sunflower Oil, Guar Gum, Pea Fiber, Salt, Natural flavour, Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols), Brewers Dried Yeast, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Phosphate, Parsley, Magnesium Sulfate, Sodium Carbonate, Choline Chloride, Inulin, Oregano, Rosemary, Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Cranberries, Apples, Blueberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Thiamine Mononitrate, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Potassium Iodide, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, 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

  Venison Broth 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

  Dried Egg Whites is included.

  +1 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: Fish Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols).

  +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

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

  20 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 30 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +16.7 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: POTATO FAMILY (Potatoes, Potato Starch); PEA FAMILY (Peas, Pea Fiber).

  -1

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: Peas, Pea Fiber
• Plant protein concentrates: none
• Ingredient splitting: POTATO FAMILY (Potatoes, Potato Starch); 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 HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: Potatoes (starchy vegetable), Peas (whole pulse), Potato Starch (refined starch), Guar Gum (fibre ingredient), Pea Fiber (fibre ingredient), Inulin (fibre ingredient).

  +2.1 / 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 processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.

  +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

  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.