Chicken and Apple Recipe: sausage bites

Kibble

Why this score

Base score+60

natural flavors (mild) — ingredient #7-1

Legumes in top 3 ingredients (1) — DCM link-15

Legumes in top 5 ingredients (1) — DCM link-7

🔴 Very poor omega ratio (est. 15:1–30:1 — kibble without omega-3)-15

Whole food nutrition — no synthetic vitamins+8

Whole food fruits & vegetables (1)+2

Ingredients to watch (1)

natural flavors mild

⚪ Transparency signal: 'natural flavor' in pet food is most often animal digest — hydrolysed animal tissue sprayed on the outside of the kibble to make it palatable. It is not required to name the species. The concern is not toxicity, it is that a bag can list an unnamed animal product and disclose nothing about what it was.

What it does well

🥦 dried apples

Full ingredient list

1. chicken2. vegetable glycerin3. chickpeas4. black beans5. ground potatoes6. dried apples7. natural flavors8. distilled vinegar9. salt10. paprika.

For informational and educational purposes only. This score reflects general and holistic pet-nutrition research applied to the published ingredient list. It does not diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease or condition, is not veterinary advice, and creates no veterinarian-client-patient relationship. Ingredient lists change without notice — always check the bag. Always consult a licensed veterinarian before changing your dog's diet.