Nature's Recipe Adult Dry Dog Food - Salmon, Sweet Potato, Pumpkin

by Nature's Recipe

Overall Score: 82/100

Ingredients

1. Salmon (protein)
2. Sweet Potato (carbohydrate)
3. Garbanzo Beans (carbohydrate)
4. Peas (carbohydrate)
5. Menhaden Fish Meal (protein)
6. Pea Starch (other)
7. Poultry Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols) (other)
8. Sweet Potatoes (carbohydrate)
9. Pumpkin (other)
10. Natural Flavor (additive)
11. Dried Tomato Pomace (fiber)
12. Salt (mineral)
13. Potassium Chloride (mineral)
14. Calcium Carbonate (mineral)
15. Dl-methionine (other)
16. Taurine (additive)
17. Choline Chloride (vitamin)
18. Dicalcium Phosphate (mineral)
19. Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement (other)
20. L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source of Vitamin C) (other)
21. Inositol (other)
22. Niacin (vitamin)
23. D-calcium Pantothenate (other)
24. Vitamin A Supplement (vitamin)
25. Riboflavin Supplement (vitamin)
26. Thiamine Mononitrate (vitamin)
27. Beta-carotene (other)
28. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (other)
29. Vitamin B12 Supplement (vitamin)
30. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (additive)
31. Vitamin D3 Supplement (vitamin)
32. Folic Acid (vitamin)
33. Biotin) (other)
34. Minerals (Ferrous Sulfate (other)
35. Iron Proteinate (mineral)
36. Zinc Proteinate (mineral)
37. Zinc Oxide (other)
38. Copper Sulfate (other)
39. Manganese Proteinate (mineral)
40. Copper Proteinate (mineral)
41. Manganous Oxide (other)
42. Calcium Iodate (mineral)
43. Sodium Selenite) (other)
44. Lactic Acid (other)
45. Citric Acid (Used As A Preservative) (other)
46. Yucca Schidigera Extract (additive)

Ingredient concerns

• Chickpeas (low concern): Another legume included in the FDA's investigation into grain-free diets and potential DCM risk. Frequently used in grain-free pet foods as a carbohydrate source. The same concerns about taurine metabolism interference apply as with peas and lentils.
• 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.
• Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex (high concern): Menadione (vitamin K3) is a synthetic form of vitamin K that has been banned for use in human dietary supplements in many countries due to toxicity concerns, including potential liver damage, allergic reactions, and cytotoxicity. It can cause oxidative damage to cell membranes. Natural forms of vitamin K (K1 from plants, K2 from bacterial fermentation) are considered safer alternatives. Despite these concerns, it remains widely used in pet food as an inexpensive vitamin K source.

Guaranteed analysis (dry-matter basis)

On a dry-matter basis (water removed for a fair wet-vs-dry comparison): protein 30%, fat 13.3%, fiber 4.4%, ash 7.8%, carbohydrate 44.4%. By calories: 28.1% from protein, 30.3% from fat, 41.6% from carbohydrate.

AAFCO compliance

This food meets the AAFCO adult dog nutrient minimums we can verify — protein 30% vs 18% minimum, fat 13.3% vs 5.5% minimum.

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

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