Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) Review

Zignature Dry Dog Food Review


Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: seafood

Est. Calories: 360 cal/100g

Price: $$

Overall, Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) 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.

Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • trout
  • salmon meal

Questionable Ingredients

  • pea flour

Potential Allergens

  • trout
  • salmon meal
  • salmon oil

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, Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry)'s most plentiful ingredient listed is trout, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains salmon meal as additional quality protein sources.

Additionally, Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) also contains as top ingredients pea flour. These types of ingredients are typically used as bulk-adding fillers and are not required in your dog's diet. However, they are sometimes used to help maintain the kibble shape in dry foods.

Allergen alert: This product contains trout, salmon meal and salmon oil which may be problematic for dogs who suffer from seafood food allergies.



Nutritional Analysis*

Compared to the other 1160 dog foods in our database, Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) has:

  • less protein than average
  • more carbohydrates than average
  • less fat than average
  • more 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, Zignature Trout & Salmon Meal Formula (dry) has approximately 360 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 6, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Trout, Salmon Meal, Peas, Chickpeas, Pea Flour, Dehydrated Alfalfa Meal, Natural Flavors, Salmon Oil, Flaxseed, Sunflower Oil (preserved with Citric Acid), Dried Beet Pulp, Calcium Carbonate, Potassium Chloride, Salt, Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Cobalt Proteinate), Chlorine Chloride, Dicalcium Phosphate, Vitamins (Vitamin A Acetate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, d-Calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 supplement), Blueberries, Carrots, Cranberries, Lactic Acid, Calcium Iodate, Sodium Selenite. Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols.


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
30.0%
Fat: (min)
14.0%
Fiber: (max)
6.0%
Carbs: (est)
38.8%
Ash: (est)
1.2%
Moisture: (max)
10.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

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

Protein: (min)
33%
Fat: (min)
16%
Fiber: (max)
7%
Carbs: (est)
43%
Ash: (est)
1%
Calories: (est)
360/100g

*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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