Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz Review

Redbarn Canned Dog Food Review


Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz

Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: eggs

Est. Calories: 214 cal/100g

Price: n/a

Overall, Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz is a below average dog food, earning 5 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.

Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • chicken
  • chicken liver
  • chicken hearts

Questionable Ingredients

  • whole wheat flour
  • brown rice flour

Potential Allergens

  • egg product

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, Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz's most plentiful ingredient listed is chicken, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains chicken liver and chicken hearts as additional quality protein sources.

Additionally, Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz also contains as top ingredients whole wheat flour. These types of ingredients are typically used as bulk-adding fillers and are not required in your dog's diet.

Allergen alert: This product contains egg product which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from eggs food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz has:

  • significantly less protein than average
  • significantly more carbohydrates than average
  • significantly less fat than average
  • an average amount of fiber
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, Redbarn Redbarn Chicken & Liver 2lb 3oz has approximately 214 calories per 100g (60 calories/ounce), which is considerably more calories compared to the average of the other wet 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 June 12, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Chicken, Chicken Liver, Chicken Hearts, Whole Wheat Flour, Sucrose, Brown Rice Flour, Pea Protein, Dicalcium Phosphate, Egg Product, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Sea Salt, Flaxseed, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Potassium Chloride, Sodium Tripolyphosphate, Sodium Erythorbate, Rosemary, Choline Chloride, Zinc Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, Copper Sulfate, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganous Oxide, Vitamin A Acetate, Sodium Selenite, Riboflavin Supplement, Ethylenediamine Dihydroiodide, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid.


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
14.0%
Fat: (min)
5.0%
Fiber: (max)
3.0%
Carbs: (est)
35.0%
Ash: (est)
0.0%
Moisture: (max)
43.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

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

Protein: (min)
25%
Fat: (min)
9%
Fiber: (max)
5%
Carbs: (est)
61%
Ash: (est)
0%
Calories: (est)
214/100g

*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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