How Good is Your Dog Food?

1) For every listing of "by-product," subtract 10 points
2) For every non-specific animal source ("meat" or "poultry," meat, meal or fat) reference, subtract 10 points
3) If the food contains BHA, BHT, or ethoxyquin, subtract 10 points
4) For every grain "mill run" or non-specific grain source, subtract 5 points
5) If the same grain ingredient is used 2 or more times in the first five ingredients (i.e. "ground brown rice", "brewer's rice," "rice flour" are all the same grain), subtract 5 points
6) If the protein sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats
in the top 3 ingredients, subtract 3 points
7) If it contains any artificial colorants, subtract 3 points
8 ) If it contains ground corn or whole grain corn, subtract 3 points
9) If corn is listed in the top 5 ingredients, subtract 2 more points
10) If the food contains any animal fat other than fish oil, subtract 2 points
11) If lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources), subtract 2 points
12) If it contains soy or soybeans, subtract 2 points
13) If it contains wheat (unless you know that your dog is allergic to wheat), subtract 2 points
14) If it contains beef (unless you know that your dog is allergic to beef),
subtract 1 point
15) If it contains salt, subtract 1 point

1) If any of the meat sources are organic, add 5 points
2) If the food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist, add 5 points
3) If the food is baked not extruded, add 5 points
4) If the food contains probiotics, add 3 points
5) If the food contains fruit, add 3 points
6) If the food contains vegetables (NOT corn or other grains), add 3 points

7) If the animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free, add 2 points
8)If the food contains barley, add 2 points
9) If the food contains flax seed oil (not just the seeds), add 2 points
10) If the food contains oats or oatmeal, add 1 point
11) If the food contains sunflower oil, add 1 point
12) If it contains glucosamine and chondroitin, add 1 point
13) If the vegetables have been tested for pesticides and are pesticide-free, add 1 point

SCORES:
94 -100+ =A
86-93 = B
78-85 = C
70-77 = D
70 or less =F

:::Dog Food scores:::

Alpo Prime Cuts/Score .............. 81 C
Artemis Large/Medium Breed Puppy/ Score....................... 114 A+
Authority Harvest Baked/ Score...... 116 A+
Authority Harvest Baked Less Active/ Score......................... 93 B
Beowulf Back to Basics/ Score ...... 101 A+
Bil-Jac Select/ Score................ 68 F
Bil-Jac Frozen/ Score..............74 D
Blackwood 3000 Lamb and Rice/ Score......................... 83 C
Blue Buffalo Chicken and Rice/ Score....................... 106 A+
Burns Chicken and Brown Rice/ Score....................... 107 A+
By Nature puppy formula/ Score.............99A
Canidae/ Score .................. 112 A+
Chicken Soup Senior/ Score ........ 115 A+
Diamond Maintenance/ Score ......... 64 F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice/ Score..... 92 B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula/ Score................ 99 A
Diamond Performance/ Score ......... 85 C
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Ultra Premium/ Score ............... 122 A+
Dick Van Patten's Natural Balance Venison and Brown Rice/ Score..... 106 A+
Dick Van Patten's Duck and Potato/ Score....................... 106 A+
EaglePack Holistic/ Score .......... 102 A+
EaglePack Holistic Chicken/ Score........114 A+
EaglePack Large and Giant Breed Puppy/ Score........94 A
EaglePack Natural/ Score.......94 A
Eukanuba Adult/ Score .............. 81 C
Eukanuba Large breed Adult/ Score........83 C
Eukanuba Natural Lamb & Rice/ Score............87 B
Eukanuba Puppy/ Score.............. 79 C
Flint River Senior/ Score ........... 101 A+
Foundations/ Score............... 106 A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold/ Score .............. 93 B
lams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium/ Score ................... 73 D
Iams Large Breed/ Score........83 C
Innova Dog/ Score................ 114 A+
Innova Evo/ Score ................114 A+
Innova Large Breed Puppy/ Score.... 122 A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables/ Score...........110 A+
Member's Mark Chicken and Rice/ Score......................... 84 C
Merrick Wilderness Blend/ Score..... 127 A+
Natural Balance Duck and Potato/ Score........114 A+
Nature's Recipe/ Score ............. 100 A
Nature's Recipe Healthy Skin Veniso and Rice/ Score ............... 116 A+
Nature's Variety Raw Instinct/ Score....................... 122 A+
Nutra Nuggets Super Premium Lamb Meal and Rice/ Score ............. 81 C
Nutrience Junior Medium Breed Puppy/ Score....................... 101 A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice/ Score ..... 87 B
Nutro Max Adult/ Score .............. 93 B
Nutro Natural Choice Lamb and Rice/ Score......................... 98 A
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy/ Score ................... 87 B
Nutro Natural Choice Puppy Wheat Free/ Score......................... 86 B
Nutro Natural Choice Senior/ Score ..... 95 A
Nutro Ultra Adult/ Score............ 104 A+
Ol Roy/ Score...............9 F
Pedigree Complete Nutrition/ Score..............42 F
Pedigree Adult Complete/ Score.................14 F
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice/ Score......................... 23 F
Premium Edge Chicken, Rice and Vegetables Adult Dry/ Score .......109 A+
Pro Nature Puppy/Score............. 80 C
Pro Plan All Breed/ Score...............68 F
Pro Plan Sensitive Stomach/ Score ..... 94 A
Purina Benful/ Score ................ 17 F
Purina Dog/ Score .................. 62 F
Purina Come-n-Get It/ Score .......... 16 F
Purina One Large Breed Puppy/ Score... 62 F
Royal Canin Boxer/ Score .......... 103 A+
Royal Canin Bulldog/ Score......... 100 A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult/ Score....................... 106 A+
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+/ Score................. 63 F
Science Diet chicken adult maintenance/ Score.........45 F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies/ Score......................... 69 F
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice/ Score......................... 97 A
Solid Gold/ Score................... 99 A
Solid Gold Bison/ Score..............123 A+
Summit/ Score..................... 99 A
Timberwolf Organics Lamb and Venison/ Score.............136 A+
Timberwolf Organics Wild & Natural Dry/ Score ................... 120 A+
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken/ Score....................... 110 A+
Wolfking Adult Dog (bison) by Solid Gold/ Score .............. 97 A