Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Dog Food - Pasture-Raised Lamb and Goat & Venison Meals Recipe, 22 lbs

Name: Canidae Pure Farm To Bowl Dog Food - Pasture-Raised Lamb and Goat & Venison Meals Recipe, 22 lbs
Brand: Canidae

by Canidae

Overall Score: 85/100

Ingredients

Lamb (protein)
Lamb Meal (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (protein)
Lentils (carbohydrate)
Peas (carbohydrate)
Potatoes (carbohydrate)
Dried Yeast (other)
Goat Meal (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (other)
Canola Oil (fat)
Suncured Alfalfa Meal (other)
Venison Meal (Source of Glucosamine and Chondroitin Sulfate) (protein)
Flaxseed (fat)
Natural Flavor (additive)
Choline Chloride (vitamin)
Taurine (additive)
Threonine (other)

Ingredient concerns

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.
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.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 33.9%, fat 15.6%, fiber 5.6%, ash 7.5%, carbohydrate 37.5%. By calories: 31% from protein, 34.7% from fat, 34.3% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 33.9% vs 18% minimum, fat 15.6% vs 5.5% minimum.

Dry food, grain-free.

Cost to feed

About $1.75 per day to feed (budget price tier); $2.19 per 1,000 kcal (calorie estimate).