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Diamond Naturals

Diamond Naturals Skin & Coat Salmon & Potato

2.0★Public ScoreManufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Key points

Protein source

Caution

Unclear animal protein source

Top 3: Salmon, Fish Meal, Potatoes

Animal-based does not always mean clearly sourced.

Unspecified animal protein is read conservatively.

Ingredient guide

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide
TaurineHeart support ingredientChicoryGut support ingredientL-carnitineHeart and weight support ingredientProbioticsGut support ingredientOmega-3Skin and joint support ingredientOmega-6Skin and coat support ingredientVitamin EAntioxidant and skin support ingredient
Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Salmon
Fish Meal
Potatoes
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein25%
Crude protein25%
Crude fat15%
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

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

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

  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Price per kilogram stays low enough that this can still be a conservative value pick.

What still needs work

  • Plant proteins can lift crude protein on the label, but the real animal-protein share still needs a closer check.
  • Top ingredients include an FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile, so this part deserves a more cautious read.
  • Fish protein is still the first ingredient, but less-specific meal ingredients high in the recipe make it a more cautious alternative-protein candidate.

Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1970 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed public recall history, notably tied to the 2012 salmonella event.

Ingredient analysis

The top ingredients are still usable, but this is the part to inspect more carefully before calling the recipe a clear strength.

restaurantIngredient Quality Analysis

C3/6
Ingredient Grade
Mixed
1Salmon
Fresh Meat · Top
2Fish Meal
Family Meal · Mid
3Potatoes
Starchy Tuber · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Salmon is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •Fish Meal is a family-level animal meal. Animal protein is present, but species transparency is one step lower. It reads as an mid-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 CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

56 ingredients
Salmonfish mealpotatoeslentilspeaspea flourcanola oil (preserved with mixed tocopherols)dried yeastdried tomato pomacenatural flavorflaxseeddicalcium phosphatesaltpotassium chlorideDL-Methioninecholine chloridetaurinedried chicory rootL-Carnitinekalechia seedpumpkinblueberriesorangesquinoadried kelpcoconutspinachcarrotspapayadried Lactobacillus plantarum fermentation productdried Bacillus subtilis fermentation productdried Lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation productdried Enterococcus faecium fermentation productdried Bifidobacterium animalis fermentation productvitamin E supplementiron proteinatezinc proteinatecopper proteinateferrous sulfatezinc sulfatemanganese sulfatecopper sulfatepotassium iodidethiamine mononitratemanganese proteinatevitamin A supplementbiotinniacincalcium pantothenatesodium selenitepyridoxine hydrochloridevitamin B12 supplementriboflavinvitamin D3 supplementfolic acid.
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Why processed plant proteins are reviewed cautiously

Ingredient lists are ordered by input weight, not protein contribution. Fresh meat 100g and Soybean Meal 50g can both contribute about 20g of protein, and Pea Protein can deliver a similar amount at around 30g. So these ingredients can materially lift crude protein even outside the top three. The review treats processed plant-protein boosters cautiously because they can weaken the animal-protein-centered profile most guardians expect from a high-protein food.

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.

Where it sits in the same processing cohort

Kibble (Extruded) cohortCompare-first

Within the Kibble (Extruded) cohort, this recipe sits in the compare-first band.

Final word

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

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