Orijen Puppy (USA) Review

Orijen Dry Dog Food Review


Quick Analysis

Ingredients:

Nutrition:

Potential Allergens: seafood and eggs

Est. Calories: 380 cal/100g

Price: n/a

Overall, Orijen Puppy (USA) is a significantly above average dog food, earning 8 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.

Orijen Puppy (USA) includes the following:

Quality Ingredients

  • deboned chicken
  • deboned turkey
  • whole atlantic mackerel
  • chicken liver
  • turkey liver
  • chicken heart
  • turkey heart
  • whole atlantic herring
  • dehydrated chicken
  • dehydrated turkey
  • dehydrated mackerel
  • dehydrated chicken liver
  • dehydrated turkey liver
  • chicken necks
  • chicken kidney
  • freeze-dried chicken liver
  • freeze-dried turkey liver

Questionable Ingredients

None

Potential Allergens

  • whole eggs
  • whole atlantic mackerel
  • whole atlantic herring
  • dehydrated mackerel
  • herring 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, Orijen Puppy (USA)'s most plentiful ingredient listed is deboned chicken, which is considered a quality protein source. It also contains deboned turkey and whole atlantic mackerel 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 whole atlantic mackerel, whole atlantic herring, dehydrated mackerel, herring oil and whole eggs 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, Orijen Puppy (USA) has:

  • significantly more protein than average
  • significantly fewer carbohydrates than average
  • more 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, Orijen Puppy (USA) has approximately 380 calories per 100g (107 calories/ounce), which is a few more 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 April 16, 2017.


Ingredients

Ingredients as published by the dog food manufacturer:

Deboned chicken, deboned turkey, yellowtail flounder, whole eggs, whole atlantic mackerel, chicken liver, turkey liver, chicken heart, turkey heart, whole atlantic herring, dehydrated chicken, dehydrated turkey, dehydrated mackerel, dehydrated chicken liver, dehydrated turkey liver, whole green peas, whole navy beans, red lentils, chicken necks, chicken kidney, chicken fat, pinto beans, chickpeas, green lentils, natural chicken flavor, lentil fiber, herring oil, ground chicken bone, chicken cartilage, turkey cartilage, dried kelp, freeze-dried chicken liver, freeze-dried turkey liver, whole pumpkin, whole butternut squash, kale, spinach, mustard greens, collard greens, turnip greens, whole carrots, apples, pears, pumpkin seeds, sunflower seeds, zinc proteinate, mixed tocopherols (preservative), chicory root, turmeric, sarsaparilla root, althea root, rosehips, juniper berries, dried lactobacillus acidophilus fermentation product, dried bifidobacterium animalis fermentation product, dried lactobacillus casei fermentation product.


Guaranteed Analysis

Nutritional information as published by the dog food manufacturer.*

Protein: (min)
38.0%
Fat: (min)
20.0%
Fiber: (max)
6.0%
Carbs: (est)
21.9%
Ash: (est)
2.1%
Moisture: (max)
12.0%

Dry Matter Analysis

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

Protein: (min)
43%
Fat: (min)
23%
Fiber: (max)
7%
Carbs: (est)
25%
Ash: (est)
2%
Calories: (est)
380/100g

*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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