Label analysisGrade CKibble (Extruded)

Yora

Yora Insect Protein Adult All Breed

Editor ingredient insight

Yora Insect Protein Adult uses 40% insect ingredients, then potato, oats, and sweet potato. I would use it for dogs needing an alternative to common meat proteins, not for potato/oat avoidance or high-meat-density goals.

Logic-based verdict

This food is easier to compare through disclosed nutrition numbers.

Manufacturer-independentPublic-data basedIngredients · nutrition · safety

Protein source

Ingredient guide

Insect protein source

Animal protein

Insect 40% (Insect Meal 26.5%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8%, Insect Oil 5.5%) (#1)

Insect protein can provide amino acids as an alternative animal protein.

It is distinct from plant-protein boosting, but it is not scored the same as conventional meat protein.

Included support ingredients

Nutrient guide

Chicory

Gut support ingredient

Chondroitin

Joint support ingredient

Yucca extract

Stool odor support ingredient

Turmeric/curcumin

Antioxidant and joint 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

C

Grade C

Top ingredient profile

Insect 40% (Insect Meal 26.5%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8%, Insect Oil 5.5%)
Potato (19%)
Naked Oats (18%)
Insect-protein leadNo plant booster
Crude protein23%
Crude protein23%
Crude fat13.5%
Other 64%

Calcium

0.9%

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
Typical
local_fire_departmentCalorie density
Lower

Nutrition rows and public-data trust are both open enough that real-number comparison becomes a practical shopping advantage. The ingredient side is still more moderate than aggressively meat-forward.

Nutritional strengths

  • Insect protein can be worth reviewing when you are trying to avoid a specific meat protein.
  • Calorie density is on the lower side.
  • Top ingredients do not show a prominent FDA-investigated non-hereditary DCM ingredient profile.

What still needs work

  • Public data is usable, but not at the highest-trust tier.

Alternative foods

Smart insect 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.

Other recipes from the same brand

Other recipes from the same brand with a different purpose or feeding target.

Yora

Insect Protein Light / Senior

Adult · All sizes

Plant-protein boosted

Label score

2.5/5

Grade C

Yora

Insect Protein Small Breed

Adult · Small breed

Plant-protein boosted

Label score

2.5/5

Grade C

Brand context

Brand context limitedRecall research scope limited

The currently searched public sources are not enough to make a confident recall or withdrawal call 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
1Insect 40% (Insect Meal 26.5%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8%, Insect Oil 5.5%)
Insect Protein · Mid
2Potato (19%)
Starchy Tuber · Mid
3Naked Oats (18%)
Whole Grain · Upper

Ingredient Analysis Comments

  • •Insect 40% (Insect Meal 26.5%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8%, Insect Oil 5.5%) is an insect-protein ingredient. It can provide amino acids as an alternative animal protein, but it should not be read the same way as chicken, duck, salmon, or other conventional meat proteins. Check the insect source, processing method, digestibility, and the carbohydrate ingredients around it. It reads as an mid-tier protein source.
  • •Potato (19%) is a starchy tuber ingredient. It is not a grain, but it still reads mainly as a starch and energy source. It reads as an mid-tier carb source.
  • •Naked Oats (18%) 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

20 ingredients
Insect 40% (Insect Meal 26.5%, Freshly Prepared Insect 8%, Insect Oil 5.5%)Potato (19%)Naked Oats (18%)Sweet Potato (5.5%)Beet PulpVegetable StockBrewer's YeastMineralsLinseedSeaweed Meal (0.5%)Chicory Root Extract (as a source of prebiotic FOS) (0.1%)Dried CarrotChondroitin (500mg/kg)Dried Spinach (0.05%)Dried Blueberry (0.05%)Dried NettleDried ParsleyDried RosemaryYucca ExtractTurmeric (0.005%)
Primary positive ingredients
Support positive ingredients
Alternative protein
Neutral ingredients
Caution ingredients
High-caution ingredients

Insect protein

Alternative protein

Insect protein can provide amino acids as an alternative animal protein. It is not treated like a plant-protein booster that only inflates crude-protein numbers, but it is also not scored the same as chicken, duck, salmon, or other conventional meat proteins. Review the insect source, processing method, digestibility, and surrounding carbohydrate ingredients together.

If pea, soy, or other legumes follow closely, the crude-protein number may reflect both insect protein and plant-protein support.

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

There is enough here to keep the food in comparison, but not enough to stop comparing yet.

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