Go! Solutions Sensitivities Limited Ingredient Grain-Free Salmon Recipe Small Bites Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are De-boned Salmon, Salmon Meal, Tapioca, Peas, Lentils. 2 of them are a named animal protein. We put the starch at 51.1%, above the 38.51% average across the foods we hold.
Nothing alarming here, but a few of the figures sit below what we see across the archive.
How we got to 55
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 12.6 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.
De-boned Salmon, Salmon Meal, Tapioca, Peas, Lentils, Chickpeas, Pea Flour, Canola Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Coconut Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Monocalcium Phosphate, Calcium Carbonate, Natural Fish Flavour, Sodium Chloride, Dried Chicory Root, Choline Chloride, Potassium Chloride, Vitamins (Vitamin A Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (A Source Of Vitamin C), D-calcium Pantothenate, Thiamine Mononitrate, Beta-carotene, Riboflavin, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Zinc Oxide, Manganese Proteinate, Copper Sulphate, Ferrous Sulphate, Calcium Iodate, Manganous Oxide, Selenium Yeast), Taurine, Dried Rosemary
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.
Salmon Meal
Salmon that has been cooked, dried and ground into a concentrated meal with most of the water removed.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Peas
The seed of the pea plant, used whole, split or dried as a carbohydrate and plant protein source.
Lentils
The dried edible seed of the lentil plant, used in grain-free recipes 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 Go! Solutions and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Lamb… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 55 | 80 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 26.7% | 35.6% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 51.1% | 36.1% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 2 of 5 | 4 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 Go! Solutions. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes.
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