Grain-Free Duck Meal & Pork Meal Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag
American Natural Premium Grain-Free Duck Meal & Pork Meal Recipe Dry Dog Food, 26-lb bag earns a Sniff Score of 56/100 (C) with Fair evidence. Zero controversial ingredients flagged. Primary concern: low protein quality. duck meal delivers limited bioavailable amino acids..
Graded by The Sniff System
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Low protein quality. duck meal delivers limited bioavailable amino acids.
Controversial ingredients · 1
- sodium seleniteSynthetic selenium source. Selenium is essential, but sodium selenite has a narrower safety margin than organic alternatives like selenium yeast. Better-formulated foods use the organic form.
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- 1protein animalduck meal
Duck cooked into a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh duck.
- 2legumepeas
Cheap protein bulk. Fine in small amounts, but when peas stack with lentils and chickpeas in the top ingredients, it's the pattern the FDA flagged in its heart-disease investigation. See why →
- 3vegetablepotato
Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.
- 4legumepea flour
Powdered peas, usually used as a binder or filler. Counts toward the legume stack the FDA flagged.
- 5pork meat meal
- 6salmon oil 
- 7safflower oil
- 8fibertomato pomace
The fiber-rich byproduct of tomato processing. Sometimes flagged unfairly. It's a real fiber source, not a filler shortcut.
- 9vegetable broth
- 10fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
- 11mineralpotassium chloride
Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.
- 12vegetablecarrots
Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.
- 13vegetablecelery
Real vegetable. Mostly water and a little fiber. Decorative more than nutritional in the amounts used.
- 14supplementparsley
Real herb. Trace amount of vitamins K and C. The dose in kibble is small, mostly there for label appeal.
- 15lettuce
- 16vegetablespinach
Leafy green. Some iron, vitamin K, and fiber. The dose in kibble is small but it's real food.
- 17mineralsalt
Sodium chloride. Required at small doses for normal physiology. Not a quality concern in standard amounts.
- 18chicory root extract
- 19supplementyucca schidigera extract
Plant extract added to reduce stool odor. Functional, not nutritional. Fine in trace amounts.
- 20mineralsodium selenite Flagged
Inorganic selenium. Effective at AAFCO levels, no documented safety concern in dogs despite what some pet food blogs claim. Selenium yeast is a marginal upgrade, not a necessity. See why →
- 21vitaminfolic acid
B vitamin (B9), essential for cell function. Standard in complete dog foods.
- 22vitamin a acetate
- 23vitaminvitamin d3 supplement
The active form of vitamin D dogs need. Required for calcium absorption and bone health.
- 24vitaminvitamin e supplement
Required nutrient and a natural antioxidant. Often pulls double duty as a preservative.
- 25vitaminvitamin b12 supplement
Essential for red blood cell formation and neurological function. Plant ingredients lack B12, so it has to be added.
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This food is suitable for puppies, pregnant or lactating dogs, adult dogs and senior dogs. This food is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages including the growth of large size dogs (70 pounds or more as an adult).