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How to
grade your dog's food: Start with a grade of 100:
1.) For every listing of
"by-product", subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source
("meat" or "poultry", meat, meal
or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin,
subtract 10 points
4) For every grain, mill run, or
non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient
is used 2 or more times in the first five
ingredients (I.e. "ground brown rice", "brewers
rice", "rice flour" are all
the
same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are
not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats
in the
top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 pts
7) If it contains any artificial
colorants, subtract 3 points
8) If it contains ground corn or
whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
9) If corn is listed in the top
5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any
animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal
protein source (unless your dog is
allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or
soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless
you know that your dog is not allergic to
wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless
you know that your dog is not allergic
to beef), subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt,
subtract 1 point
Extra Credit:
1) If any of the
meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by
any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5
points
3) If the food is baked not
extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit,
add 3 points
6) If the food contains
vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points
7) If the animal sources are
hormone-free & antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8 ) If the food contains barley,
add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax
seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or
oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains
sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) For every different specific
animal protein source other than the first
one count "chicken" & "chicken meal" as only
one protein source, but
"chicken" & " " as 2 different sources), add
1 point
13) If it contains
glucosamine & chondroitin, add 1 point
14) If the vegetables have been
tested for pesticides & are pesticide-free,
add 1 point
Scale:
100+ = A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
69 and below = F
Dog Food Scores:
Authority Harvest Baked / Score 116 A+
Bil-Jac Select / Score 68 F
California Natural Chicken
Meal & Rice Formula Puppy Food / 115 A+
Canidae / Score 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior / Score 115
A+
Diamond Maintenance / Score 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice /
Score 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula
/ Score 99 A
Dick
Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra / Score 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato / Score 106 A+
Exclusive Lamb and Rice Adult
Formula / Score 94 A
Foundations / Score 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold / Score 93 B
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium / Score
73 D
Innova Dog / Score 114 A+
Innova Evo
/ Score 114 A+
Life's Abundance Premium Health
Food / Score 119 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken,
Rice, & Vegetables/Score 110 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice / Score 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy / Score 87 B
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb &
Rice / Score 23 F
Premium Edge Adult Chicken /
Score 99 A
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley / Score 103 A+
Purina Beneful
/ Score 17 F
Purina Dog / Score 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It / Score 16
F
Royal Canin
Bulldog / Score 100 A+
Royal Canin
Natural Blend Adult / Score 106 A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice
/ Score 97 A
Science Diet Advanced Protein
Senior 7+ / Score 63 F
Science Diet for Large Breed
Puppies / Score 69 F
Sir John's Choice 27-18 Dog Food
/ Score 13 F
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken /
Score 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold / Score 97 A
If you have
graded your food and you don't see it on the list please email
me the product name and score & I will add it.
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