Label analysisGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Taste of the Wild

Taste of the Wild PREY Trout Limited Ingredient

Editor ingredient insight

Taste of the Wild PREY Trout starts with trout, lentils, tomato pomace, and chicken fat, with taurine and L-carnitine disclosed. I would use it for a trout-led limited-style diet, not for lentil or chicken-fat avoidance.

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 in the top 3

Animal protein

Trout (#1)

Plant protein

Lentils (#2)

The crude protein number may include influence from whole plant ingredients.

This is not the same as processed protein boosting, but it is not purely meat-led.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Salmon oil

Skin and joint support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Probiotics

Gut support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

EPA+DHA

Skin, joint, and heart support ingredient

Vitamin E

Antioxidant and skin support ingredient

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Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Trout
Lentils
Dried Tomato Pomace
Fresh-meat leadPlant booster present
Crude protein27%
Crude protein27%
Crude fat15%
Other 58%

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

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.
  • Crude protein does not drop into a clearly low band.
  • Nutrient disclosure is broad enough to compare real numbers directly.

What still needs work

  • Fresh meat carries a moisture variable. When whole plant protein sources are also high in the list, part of the crude-protein number may come from those plant ingredients.
  • 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.

Alternative foods

Smart protein alternatives

There are not enough foods with a close protein type or family match yet.

Limited alternativesKibble (Extruded) · protein type/family cohort

Alternative candidates are still being collected

There are not enough public comparison candidates close to this food yet.

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Brand context

Brand background availableRecall history confirmed

Founded in 2007 in the United States. This brand has a confirmed recall history, including the 2012 Diamond-manufactured recall.

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
1Trout
Fresh Meat · Top
2Lentils
Whole Plant Protein · Lower
3Dried Tomato Pomace
Fiber Support · Mid

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Trout is a named fresh meat ingredient. The animal source is clearly identified. It reads as an top-tier protein source.
  • •Lentils is a whole plant-protein ingredient. It is not a processed protein concentrate, but when it appears near the top it can still weaken the animal-protein-led structure. It reads as an lower-tier plant protein booster.
  • •Dried Tomato Pomace reads as a fiber-support ingredient. It contributes texture and fiber support more than core protein value. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
restaurantIngredient Grade CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

39 ingredients
TroutLentilsDried Tomato PomaceChicken Fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols)Natural FlavorDicalcium PhosphateCalcium CarbonateSalmon Oil (a source of DHA)SaltDL-MethionineCholine ChlorideTaurineL-CarnitineDried 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
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)

D tier

Only basic guaranteed analysis is visible, so deeper nutrition comparison stays hard to trust.

Final word

Treat this review as an early screen. If the food stays interesting, verify it again with your dog-specific context before acting.

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