Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Solid Gold

Solid Gold Hund-N-Flocken Lamb & Brown Rice

Editor ingredient insight

Solid Gold Hund-N-Flocken Lamb & Brown Rice is a lighter lamb-and-grain daily food: lamb and lamb meal lead, with 24% protein, 10% fat, and 3,415 kcal/kg. Brown rice, pearled barley, oatmeal, peas, rice bran, chickpeas, animal plasma, ocean fish meal, and spray-dried animal blood cells make it more complex than a simple lamb diet. I would use it for dogs that tolerate grains and need lower fat, not for allergy troubleshooting or meat-density expectations.

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

Lamb (#1), Lamb Meal (#2), Animal Plasma (#9), Ocean Fish Meal (#10), Spray Dried Animal Blood Cells (#13)

Plant protein

Peas (#6), Chickpeas (#8)

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

Salmon oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Cranberry

Urinary support ingredient

Chicory

Gut support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

Probiotics

Gut support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and skin support ingredient

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Ingredient grade

B

Grade B

Top ingredient profile

Lamb
Lamb Meal
Brown Rice
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein24%
Crude protein24%
Crude fat10%
Other 66%

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
Lower

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.
  • Calorie density is on the lower side.

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.
  • Calcium and phosphorus are not disclosed, so growth-stage use would need an extra check.

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

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 1974 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed recall history, including 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
1Lamb
Fresh Meat · Top
2Lamb Meal
Named Meal · Upper
3Brown Rice
Whole Grain · 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.
  • •Lamb 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.
  • •Brown Rice is a whole or coarse grain ingredient. It usually plays more of a carbohydrate and fiber role than a core protein role. It reads as an upper-tier carb and fiber source.
restaurantIngredient Grade BGood

Full collected ingredient list

28 ingredients
LambLamb MealBrown RicePearled BarleyOatmealPeasRice BranChickpeasAnimal PlasmaOcean Fish MealChicken Fat (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)Natural FlavorSpray Dried Animal Blood CellsGround FlaxseedCarrotsPumpkinSalmon Oil (Preserved With Mixed Tocopherols)Potassium ChlorideBlueberriesCranberriesVitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-Polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Niacin Supplement, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Riboflavin Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Biotin, Folic Acid)DL-MethionineCholine ChlorideMinerals (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate)Dried Chicory RootTaurineRosemary ExtractDried Bacillus Coagulans 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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