Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Canidae

Canidae All Life Stages Multi-Protein Recipe

Editor ingredient insight

Canidae All Life Stages Multi-Protein starts with chicken meal, turkey meal, and brown rice, with lower fat. I would use it for poultry-and-rice tolerant multi-dog homes, not for allergy troubleshooting or meat-density goals.

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 (#7), Turkey Meal (#9), Lamb Meal (#10), Fish Meal (#11)

Plant protein

Peas (#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
Oatmeal
Barley
Fresh-meat leadNo plant booster
Crude protein24%
Crude protein24%
Crude fat10%
Other 66%

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

biotechProtein position
Lower
query_statsFat position
Lower
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.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Whole plant protein sources can contribute to crude protein, so the animal-protein share still needs a closer read.
  • Calcium and phosphorus are not disclosed, so growth-stage use would need an extra check.
  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat, but grains follow immediately after it, so the recipe reads more mixed than meat-led.

Alternative foods

Smart chicken alternatives

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

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Label score

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All life stages · All sizes

Plant-protein boosted

Label score

2.5/5

Grade C

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
2Oatmeal
Whole Grain · Upper
3Barley
Whole Grain · 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.
  • •Oatmeal 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.
  • •Barley 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 mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

51 ingredients
ChickenOatmealBarleyWhole Grain SorghumMilletPeasChicken MealFlaxseedTurkey MealLamb MealFish MealRice BranChicken FatDried YeastSalmon OilNatural FlavorThreonineSaltPotassium chlorideCholine ChlorideTaurineTryptophanDL-MethionineVitamin E SupplementZinc proteinateZinc SulfateFerrous sulfateL-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphateIron ProteinateNiacin SupplementMixed TocopherolsCopper 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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