Label analysisGrade AKibble (Extruded)

Farmina

Farmina N&D Ancestral Grain Lamb & Blueberry Adult Medium & Maxi

Editor ingredient insight

Farmina N&D Ancestral Grain Lamb & Blueberry is not a lamb-only food: lamb and dehydrated lamb are followed by dehydrated chicken, spelt, oats, egg, herring, barley, and dehydrated pork. At 28% protein, 18% fat, and 3,941 kcal/kg, I would use it for active adult dogs that tolerate grains and mixed animal proteins, not for chicken avoidance or protein-source troubleshooting.

Logic-based verdict

This food offers a stable basic protein structure.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Fresh-meat led with no plant protein support

Animal protein

lamb (#1), dehydrated lamb (#2), dehydrated chicken (#3), dried whole eggs (#6), herring (#7), dehydrated herring (#8), dehydrated pork (#11)

It clears the protein floor without plant-protein boosting.

This is the kind of structure a premium food should have.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Herring oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Inulin

Gut support ingredient

FOS

Gut support ingredient

Yeast culture

Gut support ingredient

Psyllium husk

Gut support ingredient

Turmeric/curcumin

Antioxidant and joint support ingredient

Glucosamine

Joint support ingredient

Chondroitin

Joint support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

EPA+DHA

Skin, joint, and heart support ingredient

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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%

Calcium

1.1%

Phosphorus

0.8%

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

biotechProtein position
Typical
query_statsFat position
Higher
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Higher

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.

Strongest rival comparison

Smart chicken / lamb alternatives

This food is close to the top tier, so the useful comparison is its strongest rivals in the same protein lane.

67 alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

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Label score

5.0/5

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Puppy · Medium breed

Label score

5.0/5

Grade A

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Adult · Medium breed

Label score

5.0/5

Grade A

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N&D Prime Chicken & Pomegranate Adult Mini

Adult · Small breed

Label score

5.0/5

Grade A

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

A+6/6
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 ingredients
lambdehydrated 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
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

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.

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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