Fromm Four-Star Chicken Au Frommage® Recipe Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are Chicken, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas. 2 of them are a named animal protein. We put the starch at 39.4%, above the 38.51% average across the foods we hold.
Reasonable protein and a fairly typical starch load. Comfortably mid-range for a dry food.
How we got to 60
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.
This lands right about average for the foods we hold.
Everything on the label
Printed exactly as the manufacturer lists it, heaviest ingredient first. A dog food needs very little salt, so the 17 ingredients listed after salt are present in even smaller amounts. That is the salt divider, and it is why we only weigh the top of the list.
Chicken, Chicken Meal, Chickpeas, Lentils, Peas, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes, Dried Egg Product, Dried Tomato Pomace, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Cheese, Flaxseed, Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Chicken Liver, Pears, Apples, Broccoli, Potassium Chloride, Salt*The Salt Divider. Ingredients are listed heaviest first, and a dog food needs very little salt, so everything after this point is present in an even smaller amount., Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate, Vitamins [choline Chloride, Vitamin E Supplement, Ascorbic Acid, Calcium Carbonate, Riboflavin Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, Folic Acid], Olive Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Chicory Root Extract, Minerals [zinc Sulfate, Manganese Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Magnesium Sulfate, Zinc Proteinate, Ferrous Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulfate, Magnesium Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Calcium Iodate], Cranberries, Yucca Schidigera Extract, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Taurine, Blueberries, Sodium Selenite, Parsley, Dried Pediococcus Acidilactici Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product, Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation Product, Dried Bifidobacterium Longum Fermentation Product
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.
Chicken
The clean flesh of the chicken, with or without skin, used fresh. Roughly 70% of its weight is water, most of which is driven off during…
Chicken Meal
Chicken that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal, with most of the water and fat removed.
Chickpeas
The seed of the chickpea plant, also sold as the garbanzo bean.
Lentils
The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
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 Fromm and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Fromm Four-Star Beef Frittata Veg®… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 60 | 77 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 28.9% | 33.3% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 39.4% | 32.8% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 2 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.
1 in the last three years, which costs this food points. Worth reading before you buy. See the recall log
Other flavors
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