Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Canidae

Canidae All Life Stages Chicken & Potato Grain-Free

Editor ingredient insight

Canidae All Life Stages Chicken & Potato Grain Free leads with chicken, chicken meal, and potatoes. I would use it for chicken-and-potato tolerant dogs, not for potato avoidance or chicken allergy.

Logic-based verdict

This food can stay in comparison, but ingredient quality still needs a more conservative read.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Whole plant protein source observed early

Animal protein

Chicken (#1), Chicken Meal (#2), Turkey Meal (#8), Pork Meal (#12)

Plant protein

Garbanzo Beans (#5), Lentils (#6)

The protein number may include influence from whole plant ingredients.

This is not treated like processed protein boosting, but it is worth checking.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Salmon oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

Probiotics

Gut support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

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Solid build

Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Chicken
Chicken Meal
Potatoes
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein26%
Crude protein26%
Crude fat14%
Other 60%

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

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Typical
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Typical

There is enough public data to keep this food in comparison, but the top ingredient structure does not support a stronger positive claim yet.

Nutritional strengths

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.

What still needs work

  • Whole plant protein sources can contribute to crude protein, so the animal-protein share still needs a closer read.
  • Top ingredients include an FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile, so this part deserves a more cautious read.
  • Calcium and phosphorus are not disclosed, so growth-stage use would need an extra check.

Alternative foods

Smart chicken alternatives

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

176 alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

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Label score

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Label score

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Plant-protein boosted

Label score

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1996 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed recall history linked to the 2012 Diamond-manufactured recall.

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
1Chicken
Fresh Meat · Top
2Chicken Meal
Named Meal · Upper
3Potatoes
Starchy Tuber · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Chicken is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-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.
  • •Potatoes is a starchy tuber ingredient. It is not a grain, but it still reads mainly as a starch and energy source. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

51 ingredients
ChickenChicken MealPotatoesPea StarchGarbanzo BeansLentilsSweet PotatoTurkey MealBeet PulpFlaxseedSuncured Alfalfa MealPork MealChicken FatSalmon OilNatural FlavorDried YeastDicalcium PhosphateThreonineSaltPotassium chlorideCholine ChlorideTaurineTryptophanMixed TocopherolsVitamin E SupplementZinc proteinateZinc SulfateFerrous sulfateL-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphateIron ProteinateNiacin SupplementCopper SulfateVitamin A SupplementCopper ProteinateSodium SeleniteManganese SulfateManganese ProteinateThiamine Mononitrated-Calcium PantothenateRiboflavin SupplementPyridoxine Hydrochloride (vitamin B6)Dried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation productVitamin B12 SupplementCalcium IodateFolic AcidVitamin D3 SupplementBiotinDried Lactobacillus casei fermentation productDried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation productGreen Tea ExtractRosemary Extract
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)

D tier

Only basic guaranteed analysis is visible, so deeper nutrition comparison stays hard to trust.

Final word

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

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