Grain-Free Chicken Pate Puppy Dog Food

Chicken, Chicken Broth, Chicken Liver & Heart, Pea Protein, Salmon, Turkey, Peas, Potatoes, Carrots, Tricalcium Phosphate, Guar Gum, Salmon Oil, Salt, Dried Egg Products, Choline Chloride, Pea Fiber, Potassium Chloride, Cassia Gum, Xanthan Gum, Inulin, Taurine, Calcium Carbonate, Ginger, Blueberry, Cranberry, Pumpkin, Apple Pomace, Zinc Proteinate, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Vitamin E Supplement, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Manganese Proteinate, Riboflavin Supplement, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, 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 67 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.

  +3.2 / 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

  Dried Egg Products is included.

  +1 / 1

• Named animal or marine fats

  Named animal or marine fat sources: Salmon, Salmon 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. 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

  17 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 31 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +16 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

  Multiple fractions of the same core ingredient appear: PEA FAMILY (Pea Protein, Peas, Pea Fiber).

  -2

• Concentrated plant protein

  Concentrated plant protein appears at position 4: Pea Protein. Scored once here and not repeated in other categories.

  -2

• Estimated carbohydrate: not calculable
• Pulse ingredients detected: Pea Protein, Peas, Pea Fiber
• Plant protein concentrates: Pea Protein
• Ingredient splitting: PEA FAMILY (Pea Protein, 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 VERY HIGH. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: Pea Protein (concentrated plant protein), Peas (whole pulse), Potatoes (starchy vegetable), Guar Gum (fibre ingredient), Pea Fiber (fibre ingredient), Inulin (fibre ingredient), Apple Pomace (fibre ingredient).

  +1.9 / 8

• Combined pulse load

  3 pulse ingredients detected at positions 4, 7, 16: Pea Protein, Peas, Pea Fiber. 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: 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

  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

  Formulated to meet AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for growth/all life stages as applicable to the formula.

• 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

  Supplier or contaminant verification is documented.

• Lot traceability

  Not publicly verified

• Nutrient verification

  Finished product nutrient verification is documented.

• 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.