Steam & Dried Beef with Pumpkin Recipe for dogs
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- Size
- Not recorded
- Food type
- Air-dried
- UPC
- Not recorded
- Brand
- Ziwi Peak
- Country
- New Zealand
Complete diet: complete and balanced (manufacturer claim; standard not named)
Share of scoring criteria backed by published evidence.
- Product type
- Complete & Balanced Food
- Complete & balanced
- Manufacturer claim
- Large breed growth
- NOT PUBLISHED
- Standard named by source
- Not named in reviewed source
Manufacturer statement: “A complete and balanced recipe for any life stage, from puppies to seniors” (source: manufacturer product page)
Protein
34%
Fat
28%
Carbohydrate
13%
Processing
Air dried
Expert Summary
Feed Wise considers this a very strong option in its category for ZIWI Peak Steam & Dried Beef with Pumpkin Recipe for dogs, an air dried formula led by beef, beef plasma and fish oil. The manufacturer describes this as a complete daily diet; the reviewed source does not name a nutritional adequacy standard. Supporting the rating, it is manufactured in New Zealand and the label declares 34% crude protein.
What is actually in this food?
Beef, Beef Lung, Beef Tripe, Beef Liver, Beef Heart, Beef Plasma, Beef Spleen, Beef Bone (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate), Lecithin, Beef Fat, Dried Green Peas, Dried Green Lentils, Pumpkin, Beef Cartilage, Dried Pumpkin, Dried Apple Pomace, Natural Flavour, Dried Quinoa, Fish Oil, Rutabaga, Carrot, Beets, Dried Chicory Root, Dried Kelp, Choline Chloride, Salt, Preservative (Citric Acid, Mixed Tocopherols), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid), Rosemary Extract
First 5 ingredients
1. Beef
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Animal Protein
Named animal muscle meat. Highest value protein source in the FeedWise model.
2. Beef Lung
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Organ Meat
Named lung. Nutrient dense organ meat.
3. Beef Tripe
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Organ Meat
Named tripe. Nutrient dense organ meat.
4. Beef Liver
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Organ Meat
Named liver. Nutrient dense organ meat.
5. Beef Heart
Tier A, exceptional food ingredient
Named Organ Meat
Named heart. Nutrient dense organ meat.
Animal Protein Quality
23 / 25This 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.
- +8 / 8
Named animal protein first
Beef is an animal ingredient in position 1; manufacturer evidence on file identifies its species blend.
- +4.5 / 5
Animal Prominence Index
Animal Prominence Index 84 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
Liver
Liver is included.
- +2 / 2
Heart
Heart is included.
- +2 / 2
Other appropriate organs
Additional organs included: lung, tripe, spleen.
- 0 / 1
Whole egg
No meaningful egg inclusion.
- +2 / 2
Named animal or marine fats
Named animal or marine fat sources: Beef Fat, Fish Oil.
- +2.5 / 3
Verified animal ingredient proportion
Manufacturer confirms 85 percent animal ingredients.
Ingredient Quality
18.3 / 20Every 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.
- +18.3 / 20
Position weighted ingredient quality
21 food ingredients assessed by quality tier with early positions weighted most heavily. 8 fortifying nutrients or preservatives excluded from the average.
Carbohydrate and Plant Load
9.7 / 15- Carbohydrate: 13 percent
- Pulse ingredients detected: Dried Green Peas, Dried Green Lentils
- Plant protein concentrates: none
- Ingredient splitting: not detected
Carbohydrate as disclosed by the manufacturer.
- +5 / 7
Carbohydrate burden
Manufacturer disclosed carbohydrate of 13 percent.
- +4.7 / 8
Ingredient based plant load
Plant load assessed as MODERATE. Carbohydrate bearing plant ingredients: Dried Green Peas (whole pulse), Dried Green Lentils (whole pulse), Dried Apple Pomace (fibre ingredient), Dried Quinoa (whole grain), Dried Chicory Root (fibre ingredient).
How is it made?
9 / 10Processing method: Air dried. 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.
- +9 / 10
Processing method
Air dried processing. Food integrity only. Raw handling safety is assessed separately under Safety and Quality Control.
How transparent is the manufacturer?
7.8 / 10Animal species clearly identified
Every animal ingredient names its species.
Ingredient sourcing disclosed
The manufacturer publishes ingredient sourcing information.
Country or region identified
Country or region of origin published: New Zealand.
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.
Nutritional Formulation
8.8 / 10Manufacturer complete and balanced claim
The manufacturer describes this as complete and balanced; the reviewed source does not name a nutritional adequacy standard.
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
Calcium 1.86 percent and phosphorus 1.37 percent disclosed.
Safety and Quality Control
3.3 / 10Batch testing
Not publicly verified
Pathogen testing
Not publicly verified
Supplier verification
Supplier or contaminant verification is documented.
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
Not publicly verified
A recall alone does not destroy a score. Severity, cause, frequency, recency and documented corrective action are all considered.
What we could not verify
Unknown information is not treated as bad information. It is scored as unverified and it lowers the confidence rating instead.
- Manufacturing location
- Pathogen testing
Where to Buy
Canadian retailers on record. Stock and price vary by store and province.
Guaranteed Analysis
As-fed basisCertifications & Claims
Published certifications and manufacturer claims appear with their source where available. A source link documents the claim; it is not independent certification.
Not disclosed — no third-party certification is confirmed for this product yet.
FeedWise Findings
The FeedWise Verdict
Why it scored this way
- Complete diet: complete and balanced (manufacturer claim; standard not named)
- Exceptional named animal ingredient concentration
- Very low carbohydrate load at 13 percent
- No concentrated plant protein inflating the protein figure
- Strong disclosed transparency criteria; undisclosed sourcing details remain unverified
Full score breakdown
| Animal Protein Quality | 23 / 25 |
| Ingredient Quality | 18.3 / 20 |
| Carbohydrate and Plant Load | 9.7 / 15 |
| Processing and Food Integrity | 9 / 10 |
| Transparency and Sourcing | 7.8 / 10 |
| Nutritional Formulation | 8.8 / 10 |
| Safety and Quality Control | 3.3 / 10 |
| Total | 79.9 / 100 |
FeedWise Score 8.0 · Excellent · Moderate Confidence
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