Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Blackwood

Blackwood 3000 Lamb Meal & Brown Rice

Editor ingredient insight

Blackwood 3000 Lamb & Brown Rice starts with lamb meal, chicken meal, brown rice, oats, millet, sorghum, and chicken fat. I would use it for dogs tolerating lamb, chicken, and grains, not for chicken or grain avoidance.

Logic-based verdict

This food is worth considering when budget per kilogram matters alongside baseline nutrition.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Named meal/dehydrated animal protein led

Animal protein

Lamb Meal (#1), Chicken Meal (#2)

Named dry animal protein gives a relatively clear protein source.

It can be clearer for actual protein contribution than a flashy fresh-meat label.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Fish oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Inulin

Gut support ingredient

Yucca extract

Stool odor support ingredient

Probiotics

Gut support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

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Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Lamb Meal
Chicken Meal
Brown Rice
Meal-basedNo plant booster
Crude protein24%
Crude protein24%
Crude fat14%
Other 62%

Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.

biotechProtein position
Lower
query_statsFat position
Typical
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Lower

This is not a premium ingredient story first, but the baseline nutrition is still comparable and the price per kilogram stays easier on budget.

Nutritional strengths

  • A species-named meal keeps protein levels stable through a practical rendered-protein approach.
  • Calorie density is on the lower side.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Calcium and phosphorus are not disclosed, so growth-stage use would need an extra check.
  • The recipe leans on named rendered meal ingredients, so palatability and digestibility can feel weaker than a fresh-meat-led recipe.
  • Public nutrient disclosure is still thin, so deeper comparison remains limited.

Alternative foods

Smart chicken / lamb alternatives

Exact protein-type matches come first, then close protein-family matches fill the comparison.

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Label score

1.5/5

Grade D

Brand context

Brand background availableRecall research scope limited

Founded in 1980 in the United States. The currently searched public sources are not enough to make a confident recall or withdrawal call for this brand.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients give this recipe a strong first protein read, so the ingredient section starts from a favorable position.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

B4.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Good
1Lamb Meal
Named Meal · Upper
2Chicken Meal
Named Meal · Upper
3Brown Rice
Whole Grain · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Lamb Meal is a species-named animal meal ingredient. It is rendered rather than fresh, but the species source is still clearly identified. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
  • •Chicken Meal is a species-named animal meal ingredient. It is rendered rather than fresh, but the species source is still clearly identified. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
  • •Brown Rice is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

44 ingredients
Lamb MealChicken MealBrown RiceOatsMilletSorghumChicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)Dried Beet PulpDried Brewers YeastMenhaden Fish Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols)Monosodium PhosphatePotassium ChlorideSaltL-ThreonineInulinCholine ChlorideL-Ascorbyl-2-PolyphosphateDL-MethionineL-LysineMixed TocopherolsYucca Schidigera ExtractCalcium CarbonateVitamin E SupplementZinc Amino Acid ComplexIron Amino Acid ComplexManganese Amino Acid ComplexCopper Amino Acid ComplexNiacin SupplementDried Kelpd-Calcium PantothenateRiboflavin SupplementVitamin B12 SupplementThiamine MononitrateVitamin A AcetatePyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin D3 SupplementBiotinFolic AcidSodium SeleniteCalcium IodateDried Lactobacillus casei fermentation productDried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation productDried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation productDried Lactobacillus reuteri fermentation product
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why did the base review land here?

Ingredient qualityNutrient disclosure levelManufacturing & trust

This review score combines ingredient composition, nutrient disclosure, manufacturing trust, and core nutrient caution signals.

Nutrient disclosure

Limited disclosure

This section is more about what is still undisclosed than about reading a complete nutrient story.

Safety verification

No fails

No major red flag jumps out first, though undisclosed rows still define the limits of this safety read.

Public data trust (ETF)

C2 tier

Detailed nutrition is visible, but not at a product-level traceability standard.

Final word

There is enough here to keep the food in comparison, but not enough to stop comparing yet.

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