Label analysisGrade DKibble (Extruded)

Victor

Victor Performance Formula

Editor ingredient insight

Victor Performance starts with beef meal, then sorghum, millet, chicken fat, blood meal, chicken meal, and pork meal, making it a meat-meal-based energy formula. The 18% fat and 3,756 kcal/kg matter more than the 26% protein here, so I would use it for active medium and large dogs, not for fresh-meat-first or weight-loss priorities.

Logic-based verdict

This food is worth considering when budget per kilogram matters alongside baseline nutrition.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Named meal/dehydrated animal protein led

Animal protein

Beef Meal (#1), Blood Meal Conventionally Dried (#5), Chicken Meal (#6), Pork Meal (#7)

Named dry animal protein gives a relatively clear protein source.

It can be clearer for actual protein contribution than a flashy fresh-meat label.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Yeast culture

Gut support ingredient

Taurine

Heart support ingredient

Glucosamine

Joint support ingredient

Chondroitin

Joint support ingredient

L-carnitine

Heart and weight support ingredient

Yucca extract

Stool odor support ingredient

Inulin

Gut support ingredient

Probiotics

Gut support ingredient

Omega-3

Skin and joint support ingredient

Omega-6

Skin and coat support ingredient

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Needs context

Ingredient grade

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Beef Meal
Grain Sorghum
Whole Grain Millet
Meal-basedNo plant booster
Crude protein26%
Crude protein26%
Crude fat18%
Other 56%

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

This is not a premium ingredient story first, but the baseline nutrition is still comparable and the price per kilogram stays easier on budget.

Nutritional strengths

  • A species-named meal keeps protein levels stable through a practical rendered-protein approach.
  • 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.
  • The recipe leans on named rendered meal ingredients, so palatability and digestibility can feel weaker than a fresh-meat-led recipe.
  • Public nutrient disclosure is still thin, so deeper comparison remains limited.

Alternative foods

Smart beef alternatives

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

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Brand context

Brand background availableNo public recall history found

Founded in 2007 in the United States. No recall history was found in the searched public sources for this brand.

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
1Beef Meal
Named Meal · Upper
2Grain Sorghum
Whole Grain · Mid
3Whole Grain Millet
Whole Grain · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Beef 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.
  • •Grain Sorghum 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 mid-tier carb source.
  • •Whole Grain Millet 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 CMixed

Full collected ingredient list

54 ingredients
Beef MealGrain SorghumWhole Grain MilletChicken Fat (preserved with mixed Tocopherols)Blood Meal Conventionally DriedChicken MealPork MealDehydrated Alfalfa MealYeast CultureNatural FlavorPotassium ChlorideCarrot PowderTomato PomaceSaltOrganic Dried Seaweed MealTaurineCholine ChlorideCalcium StearateZinc Methionine ComplexGlucosamine HydrochlorideVitamin E SupplementDL-MethionineIron Amino Acid ComplexHydrolyzed YeastChondroitin SulfateManganese Amino Acid ComplexSilicon DioxideL-CarnitineSelenium YeastBrewers Dried YeastCopper SulfateNiacin SupplementVitamin B12 SupplementVitamin A SupplementD-Calcium PantothenateMono and Diglycerides of Fatty AcidsThiamine MononitrateBiotinYucca Schidigera ExtractCalcium CarbonateRiboflavin SupplementCalcium IodatePyridoxine HydrochlorideVitamin D3 SupplementTetrasodium PyrophosphateRosemary ExtractGreen Tea ExtractSpearmint ExtractInulinLecithinFolic AcidDried Bacillus coagulans Fermentation ProductDried Bacillus subtilis Fermentation Product Contains a source of live (viable)naturally occurring microorganisms
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)

C2 tier

There is a usable disclosure baseline, but the public record is still fairly thin.

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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