Label analysisGrade AKibble (Extruded)

Farmina

Farmina N&D Quinoa Skin & Coat Herring

Editor ingredient insight

Farmina N&D Quinoa Skin & Coat Herring has a real skin-coat rationale: herring and dehydrated herring lead, with herring oil, 1.8% omega-3, and 1.3% EPA+DHA disclosed. At 26% protein, 14% fat, and 3,700 kcal/kg, I would use it for dogs moving toward a fish-led coat-support diet, not for strict elimination plans because pea starch, sweet potato, quinoa, chicken fat, pork fat, and hydrolyzed fish are also present.

Logic-based verdict

This food offers a stable basic protein structure.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Fresh meat plus named dry animal protein

Animal protein

Herring (#1), dehydrated herring (#2), hydrolyzed fish (#12)

Named dry animal protein helps support the moisture variable in fresh meat.

Same-species support is cleaner, but the core point is clear animal sourcing.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Herring oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Turmeric/curcumin

Antioxidant and joint support ingredient

Inulin

Gut support ingredient

FOS

Gut support ingredient

Psyllium husk

Gut 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

Biotin

Skin and coat support ingredient

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Premium

Ingredient grade

A

Grade A

Top ingredient profile

Herring
dehydrated herring
pea starch
Fresh-meat leadNo plant booster
Crude protein23%
Crude protein23%
Crude fat12%
Other 65%

Calcium

1%

Phosphorus

0.8%

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

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

  • Herring protein can be worth reviewing when you are trying to avoid a specific meat protein.
  • 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

  • Refined carbohydrates lose fiber, vitamins, and minerals during processing, and mainly act as starch and energy sources. Because of that, our engine reads ingredient quality more conservatively than it would with whole grains.
  • The first ingredient is a species-named fresh meat, but the top profile turns to pea starch by the third slot instead of staying fully animal-led.
  • Public data is usable, but not at the highest-trust tier.

Alternative foods

Smart herring alternatives

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

11 alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

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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

A5.5/6
Ingredient Grade
Premium
1Herring
Fresh Meat · Top
2dehydrated herring
Named Dehydrated Protein · Upper
3pea starch
Refined Carb · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Herring is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •dehydrated herring 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.
  • •pea starch is a refined carbohydrate source. It usually reads as a starch and energy source rather than a protein driver. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade APremium

Full collected ingredient list

53 ingredients
Herringdehydrated herringpea starchsweet potatoesherring oilquinoa seednatural flavorsflaxseedchicken fatpork fatdried coconuthydrolyzed fishdried beet pulpdried carrotsuncured alfalfa mealpea fiberturmericinulinfructooligosaccharidecalcium carbonatedicalcium phosphatepsyllium seed huskpotassium chloridesaltbrewers dried yeastglucosamine 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

Broad disclosure

Disclosure is broad enough that this section works as evidence, not guesswork.

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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