Diamond Care Sensitive Skin Formula for Adult Dogs Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are Peas, Pea Flour, Hydrolyzed Salmon, Sunflower Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed. One of them is a named animal protein. We put the starch at 50.6%, above the 38.51% average across the foods we hold.
Protein runs low or starch runs high for this type of food. That does not make it unsafe, it just measures lower.
How we got to 44
Five things, one hundred points, and the reason for every one. We would rather show our working than ask you to trust a number.
26-32% dm reads typical mainstream.
Estimated, 6% ash assumed.
Count of named animal proteins.
Matched against the flag list.
Manufacturer, not recipe.
The numbers, without the water
Percentages on a bag include the water in the food, so a wet food always looks lower than a dry one. Taking the water out puts any two foods on the same footing. This one is 90% dry matter.
That is 12.1 points above average, so proportionally more of the bag is starch.
Everything on the label
Printed exactly as the manufacturer lists it, heaviest ingredient first.
Peas, Pea Flour, Hydrolyzed Salmon, Sunflower Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Flaxseed, Natural Salmon Flavor, Tomato Pomace, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Dl-Methionine, Choline Chloride, Taurine, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Animalis Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Reuteri Fermentation Product, Vitamin E Supplement, Iron Proteinate, Zinc Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Ferrous Sulfate, Zinc Sulfate, Copper Sulfate, Potassium Iodide, Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1), Manganese Proteinate, Manganous Oxide, Ascorbic Acid, Vitamin A Supplement, Biotin, Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate, Manganese Sulfate, Sodium Selenite, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Vitamin B12 Supplement, Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Folic Acid. Contains A Source Of Live (Viable), Naturally Occurring Microorganisms
What those first ingredients actually are
The top of the list is most of the food by weight, so it is worth knowing what each one is. Green marks a named animal protein.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Pea Flour
Flour milled from dried peas, carrying both the protein and the starch of the whole pea.
Hydrolyzed Salmon
Salmon protein broken into smaller fragments by enzyme treatment.
Flaxseed
The seed of the flax plant, used whole or ground.
How much of this to feed
A starting point, worked out from the resting energy formula vets use and this food's own calorie density. Every dog is different, so watch their weight and adjust. Your vet's advice beats a calculator.
How it compares
Same figures, same method, put next to another recipe from Diamond and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Diamond Naturals Adult Dog Beef… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 44 | 59 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 24.4% | 27.8% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 50.6% | 45.0% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 1 of 5 | 2 of 5 | -- |
Recall history
Recalls are matched to the manufacturer, not this exact recipe. A recall on a different product still tells you something about the plant it came from.
We have not matched any FDA recall to Diamond. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes.
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