Canidae Pure Grain Free, Salmon and Sweet Potato

by Canidae

Overall Score: 92/100

Ingredients

1. Duck (protein)
2. Duck Meal (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (protein)
3. Turkey Meal (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (protein)
4. Peas (carbohydrate)
5. Sweet Potatoes (carbohydrate)
6. Dried Yeast (other)
7. Lentils (carbohydrate)
8. Chicken Fat (protein)
9. Suncured Alfalfa Meal (other)
10. Flaxseed (fat)
11. Natural Flavor (additive)
12. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
13. Taurine (additive)
14. Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative) (other)
15. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
16. Vitamin E Supplement (vitamin)
17. L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (vitamin)
18. Zinc Proteinate (mineral)
19. Zinc Sulfate (mineral)
20. Ferrous Sulfate (mineral)
21. Iron Proteinate (mineral)
22. Niacin Supplement (vitamin)
23. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
24. Copper Sulfate (other)
25. Copper Proteinate (mineral)
26. Sodium Selenite (mineral)
27. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
28. d-Calcium Pantothenate (other)
29. Manganese Sulfate (other)
30. Manganese Proteinate (mineral)
31. Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
32. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
33. Vitamin B12 Supplement (vitamin)
34. Dried Bacillus amyloliquefaciens Fermentation Product (other)
35. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
36. Folic Acid (vitamin)
37. Vitamin D3 Supplement (vitamin)
38. Biotin (vitamin)
39. Green Tea Extract (other)
40. Rosemary Extract (preservative)

Ingredient concerns

• Peas (low concern): Peas and other legumes have been associated with the FDA investigation into a potential link between grain-free diets high in legumes and dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs. While a definitive causal relationship has not been established, the FDA continues to investigate. Peas are frequently used in grain-free formulations as a primary carbohydrate and protein source.
• Lentils (low concern): Like peas, lentils are part of the legume family implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into grain-free diets and DCM in dogs. Their high use in grain-free formulations as both carbohydrate and protein sources has raised concerns about potential interference with taurine metabolism.
• Sodium Selenite (low concern): Sodium selenite is an inorganic form of selenium with a narrower safety margin than organic forms (such as selenium yeast). It has lower bioavailability and higher potential for toxicity at elevated levels compared to organic selenium sources. Some premium pet foods use selenium yeast instead as a safer alternative.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 40.9%, fat 27.3%, fiber 0%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 24.3%. By calories: 31.1% from protein, 50.4% from fat, 18.5% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 40.9% vs 18% minimum, fat 27.3% vs 5.5% minimum.

Wet food, grain-free, for the adult life stage.

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