Protein source
Premium pickFresh-meat led with no plant protein support
Top 3: lamb, dehydrated lamb, dehydrated chicken
It clears the protein floor without plant-protein boosting.
This is the kind of structure a premium food should have.
Public ReviewGrade AKibble (Extruded)Manufacturing: Kibble (Extruded)
Farmina
Farmina N&D Ancestral Grain Lamb & Blueberry Adult Medium & Maxi
5.0★Public ScoreManufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety
Key points
Ingredient guide
Included support ingredients
Nutrient guideHerring oilSkin and joint support ingredientInulinGut support ingredientFOSGut support ingredientYeast cultureGut support ingredientPsyllium huskGut support ingredientTurmeric/curcuminAntioxidant and joint support ingredientGlucosamineJoint support ingredientChondroitinJoint support ingredientTaurineHeart support ingredientL-carnitineHeart and weight support ingredientOmega-3Skin and joint support ingredientOmega-6Skin and coat support ingredientEPA+DHASkin, joint, and heart support ingredient
Top premium
Ingredient grade
A+
Grade A+
Top ingredient profile
lamb
dehydrated lamb
dehydrated chicken
Fresh-meat leadNo plant booster
Crude protein28%
Crude protein28%
Crude fat18%
Other 54%
Protein position, fat position, and calorie density position are relative to foods in the same processing type cohort.
biotechProtein position
Typicalquery_statsFat position
Higherlocal_fire_departmentCalorie density
HigherThis food offers a stable basic protein structure.
Species-named animal protein ingredients stay near the top, and protein does not fall into a clearly low band. The trade-off is that this is not the same as a fresh-meat-first premium pattern.
Nutritional strengths
- The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat.
- Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
- Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.
What still needs work
- Calorie density is high, so this is not the best fit when weight reduction matters most.
- Public data is usable, but not at the highest-trust tier.
Brand context
Brand background availableNo public recall history found
Founded in 1965 in Italy. No recall history was found in the searched public sources 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
Ingredient Grade
Top Premium
1lamb
Fresh Meat · Top
2dehydrated lamb
Named Dehydrated Protein · Upper
3dehydrated chicken
Named Dehydrated Protein · Upper
Ingredient Analysis Comments
- •lamb is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
- •dehydrated lamb is a species-named dehydrated animal protein ingredient. It is distinct from rendered meal and usually supports a denser animal-protein structure. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
- •dehydrated chicken is a species-named dehydrated animal protein ingredient. It is distinct from rendered meal and usually supports a denser animal-protein structure. It reads as an upper-tier protein source.
restaurantIngredient Grade A+Top Premium
Full collected ingredient list
58 ingredientslambdehydrated lambdehydrated chickenwhole speltwhole oatsdried whole eggsherringdehydrated herringwhole barleychicken fatdehydrated porkpork fatnatural flavorsherring oildried beet pulpdried carrotsuncured alfalfa mealinulinfructooligosaccharideyeast extractdried blueberrydried appledried pomegranatedried sweet orangedried spinachpsyllium seed huskpotassium chloridesaltbrewers dried yeastturmericglucosamine hydrochloridechondroitin sulfatevitamin A supplementvitamin D3 supplementvitamin E supplementascorbic acidniacincalcium pantothenateriboflavinpyridoxine hydrochloridethiamine hydrochloridebiotinfolic acidvitamin B12 supplementcholine chloridebeta-carotenezinc methionine hydroxy analogue chelatemanganese methionine hydroxy analogue chelateferrous glycinecopper methionine hydroxy analogue chelateselenium yeastDL-MethioninetaurineL-Carnitinealoe vera gel concentrategreen tea extractrosemary extractmixed tocopherols (a preservative).
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
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
Partial disclosure
Core guaranteed analysis is usable, but deeper rows still need a more cautious read.
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)
C1 tier
Detailed nutrition is visible, but not at a product-level traceability standard.
Where it sits in the same processing cohort
Kibble (Extruded) cohortTop tier
Within the Kibble (Extruded) cohort, this recipe sits in the top tier band.
Final word
As a public review, this is a strong candidate to carry forward. The next question is whether it stays this strong for your own dog.
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