Evanger’s Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato and Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are De-Boned Chicken, Sweet Potato, Chicken Meal (A Natural Source of Glucosamine), Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Natural Vitamin E), Fish Meal. 4 of them are a named animal protein. We put the starch at 35.2%, below the 38.51% average across the foods we hold.
High protein once the water is taken out, and a low share of the bag left over as starch.
How we got to 80
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 91% dry matter.
That is 3.3 points below average, so proportionally less of the bag is starch.
Everything on the label
Printed exactly as the manufacturer lists it, heaviest ingredient first.
De-Boned Chicken, Sweet Potato, Chicken Meal (A Natural Source of Glucosamine), Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols, a Source of Natural Vitamin E), Fish Meal, Ground Flax Seed, Pumpkin, Yeast Culture, Alfalfa Meal, Alfalfa Nutrient Concentrate, Natural Chicken Flavor, Fruits and Vegetables (Carrots, Peas, Tomato, Celery, Beet, Parsley, Lettuce, Watercress, Spinach, Cranberries, Blueberries), Canola Oil, Potassium Chloride, Dried Egg, Kelp Meal (Ascophyllum Nodosum), New Zealand Green Mussel, Sea Cucumber, Eggshell Meal, Chicken Cartilage (Source of Glucosamine), Vitamins and Minerals [Vitamin E Supplement, Zinc Amino Acid Chelate, Iron Amino Acid Chelate, Selenium Yeast, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Niacin Supplement, D-Calcium Pantothenate (Source of Vitamin B5), Copper Amino Acid Chelate, Manganese Sulfate, Thiamine Mononitrate (Source of Vitamin B1), Biotin, Manganese Amino Acid Chelate, Magnesium Amino Acid Chelate, Riboflavin Supplement (Source of Vitamin B2), Vitamin D3 Supplement, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Source of Vitamin B6), Lecithin, Dried Chicory Root, Folic Acid, Cobalt Carbonate], Hydrolyzed Yeast (Source of Beta Glucans), Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation Product, Lactobacillus Casei Fermentation Product, Lactobacillus Fermentum Fermentation Product, Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Taurine, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Glucosamine HCl, Chondroitin Sulfate Natural Preservative (Natural Mixed Tocopherols, Citric Acid), Rosemary Extract
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.
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 Evanger's and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Evanger’s Super Premium Chicken with… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 80 | 64 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 36.3% | 28.9% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 35.2% | 43.3% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 4 of 5 | 3 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 Evanger's. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes.
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