Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken Review

Canidae Dry Dog Food Review


Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: seafood and eggs

Est. Calories: 361 cal/100g

Price: n/a

Overall, Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken is an average dog food, earning 6 out of a possible 10 paws based on its nutritional analysis and ingredient list.


Ingredient Analysis

When evaluating a dog food, the first five ingredients can tell you a lot about the quality of a product as they make up the bulk of the product. Ideally, you're looking for quality protein sources with a minimum of cheap starches, fillers or by-products. Continuing down the ingredient list, look for ingredients that resemble real food with a minimal number of unpronounceable chemicals - the same as you would for human food.

Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • chicken
  • menhaden fish meal

Questionable Ingredients

None

Potential Allergens

  • menhaden fish meal
  • dried whole egg

Note - a bolded ingredient in the above tables indicates it is one of the first five ingredients listed by the product manufacturer.

In this case, Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken's most plentiful ingredient listed is chicken, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains menhaden fish meal as additional quality protein sources.

Additionally, it's worth noting that this product does not list either by-products nor bulk-adding fillers within its top ingredients. By-products are considered inferior, lesser quality ingredients. Common fillers typically used to add bulk to the product are not required in your dog's diet. Together, their combined absence may be indicative of a higher quality product.

Allergen alert: This product contains menhaden fish meal and dried whole egg which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from seafood or eggs food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken has:

  • less protein than average
  • significantly more carbohydrates than average
  • significantly less fat than average
  • less fiber than average
In general, dogs have been shown to do better with a higher protein, medium fat, lower carb diet with sufficient moisture. However, specialty diets as recommended by your veterinarian may prioritize a different nutritional breakdown.

Calorie Breakdown

Using the calculations provided by the AAFCO, Canidae Grain Free PURE Fields Small Breed Adult Dog Dry Formula With Fresh Chicken has approximately 361 calories per 100g (102 calories/ounce), which is an average amount of calories compared to the average of the other dry dog foods in the DogFoodDB.


All the product information on this page is based on data collected from the manufacturer's product website as retrieved on May 21, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Chicken, menhaden fish meal, peas, lentils, potatoes, dried whole egg, chicken fat (preserved with mixed tocopherols), suncured alfalfa, flaxseed, natural flavor, minerals (iron proteinate, zinc proteinate, copper proteinate, ferrous sulfate, zinc sulfate, copper sulfate, potassium iodide, manganese proteinate, manganous oxide, manganese sulfate, sodium selenite), vitamins (vitamin E supplement, thiamine mononitrate, ascorbic acid, vitamin A supplement, biotin, niacin, calcium pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin B12 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin D3 supplement, folic acid), salt, choline chloride, mixed tocopherols (a preservative), dried enterococcus faecium fermentation product, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product, dried lactobacillus plantarum fermentation product, dried trichoderma longibrachiatum fermentation extract


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
30.0%
Fat: (min)
12.0%
Fiber: (max)
4.0%
Carbs: (est)
44.0%
Ash: (est)
0.0%
Moisture: (max)
10.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

The manufacturer's published guaranteed analysis values normalized for moisture content.

Protein: (min)
33%
Fat: (min)
13%
Fiber: (max)
4%
Carbs: (est)
49%
Ash: (est)
0%
Calories: (est)
361/100g

*Note that some nutritional percentages reported are only estimated values, and are indicated as such as (est). Each dog food manufacturer is required by law to publish a Guaranteed Analysis, which defines each product's maximum values of fiber, moisture and ash in addition to the minimum values of protein and fat contained within. Exact nutritional percentages are not available and hence all calculated values (including carbohydrate percentages and calorie amounts) are determined using these minimum and maximum published values and therefore may differ from actual values.


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