Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Canidae

Canidae PURE Duck Grain-Free

Editor ingredient insight

Canidae Pure Duck Grain Free starts with duck, duck meal, and turkey meal. I would use it for dogs that do well on duck and turkey, not for turkey avoidance or duck-only diets.

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

Duck (#1), Duck Meal (#2), Turkey Meal (#3)

Plant protein

Peas (#4), 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

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

Duck
Duck Meal
Turkey Meal
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein28%
Crude protein28%
Crude fat15%
Other 57%

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.
  • Public nutrient disclosure is still thin, so deeper comparison remains limited.

Alternative foods

Smart turkey / duck alternatives

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

163 alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

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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
1Duck
Fresh Meat · Top
2Duck Meal
Named Meal · Upper
3Turkey Meal
Named Meal · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Duck is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •Duck 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.
  • •Turkey 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.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

39 ingredients
DuckDuck MealTurkey MealPeasSweet PotatoesLentilsChicken FatSuncured Alfalfa MealPotatoesFlaxseedDried YeastNatural FlavorCholine ChlorideTaurineSaltMixed TocopherolsZinc SulfatePotassium chlorideVitamin E SupplementFerrous sulfateNiacinL-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphateCalcium pantothenateManganese SulfateCopper SulfateVitamin A SupplementSodium SeleniteRiboflavin SupplementThiamine MononitrateBiotinDried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation productVitamin B12 SupplementZinc proteinatePyridoxine Hydrochloride (vitamin B6)Ethylenediamine DihydroiodideVitamin D3 SupplementFolic AcidDried Lactobacillus casei fermentation productDried Lactobacillus plantarum 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)

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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