Grain-Free Foothills Recipe Dog Food

Beef, Pork Meal, Peas, Pea Protein, Tapioca, Herring Meal, Canola Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Lentils, Chickpeas, Venison Meal, Lamb Meal, Salmon Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid), Natural Flavour, Dried Tomato Pomace, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Flaxseed, Pea Fibre, Salt, DL-Methionine, Chicory Root Extract, Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Dried Yeast, Dried Carrots, Dried Sweet Potato, Dried Apple, Dried Blueberries, Dried Cranberries, Ginger, Oregano, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Dandelion, Parsley, Chamomile, Rosemary Extract, Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus casei Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium bifidum Fermentation Product, Dried Enterococcus faecium Fermentation Product

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 45 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.

  +1.5 / 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: Salmon Oil (preserved with Mixed Tocopherols and Citric Acid).

  +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

  25 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 15 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.

  +13.2 / 20

• Ingredient splitting

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

  -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: Peas, Pea Protein, Lentils, Chickpeas, Pea Fibre
• Plant protein concentrates: Pea Protein
• Ingredient splitting: PEA FAMILY (Peas, Pea Protein, Pea Fibre)

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: Peas (whole pulse), Pea Protein (concentrated plant protein), Tapioca (refined starch), Lentils (whole pulse), Chickpeas (whole pulse), Dried Tomato Pomace (fibre ingredient), Pea Fibre (fibre ingredient), Chicory Root Extract (fibre ingredient), Dried Sweet Potato (starchy vegetable).

  0 / 8

• Combined pulse load

  5 pulse ingredients detected at positions 3, 4, 8, 9, 17: Peas, Pea Protein, Lentils, Chickpeas, Pea Fibre. 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

  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

  Formulated to meet AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for adult maintenance.

• 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.