Halo Senior Grain-Free Holistic Turkey, Turkey Liver & Duck Recipe Dry Dog Food
The first five ingredients are Turkey, Tapioca, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Dried Peas, Potato Protein. One of them is a named animal protein. We put the starch at 47.8%, 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 54
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 9.3 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. A dog food needs very little salt, so the 9 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.
Turkey, Tapioca, Dried Sweet Potatoes, Dried Peas, Potato Protein, Dried Chickpeas, Turkey Liver, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Duck, Dried Egg Product, Flaxseed, Natural Flavor, Pea Fiber, Salmon Oil, Soy Protein Concentrate, Dicalcium Phosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Dried Bacillus Coagulans Fermentation Product, Dried Blueberries, Dried Cranberries, Dried Carrots, Calcium Carbonate, Turmeric, Inulin, 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., Taurine, Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Thiamine Mononitrate, D-calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin A Supplement, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Riboflavin Supplement, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Vitamin B12 Supplement, Folic Acid, Biotin), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate, Sodium Selenite, Calcium Iodate), Mixed Tocopherols (Preservative), Choline Chloride, L-ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (Source Of Vitamin C), Chondroitin Sulfate, Glucosamine Hydrochloride, L-carnitine
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.
Turkey
The clean flesh of the turkey, with or without skin, used fresh.
Tapioca
A starch extracted from the root of the cassava plant.
Dried Sweet Potatoes
Sweet potatoes with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated grain-free carbohydrate.
Dried Peas
Peas with their moisture removed, used as a concentrated legume ingredient.
Potato Protein
The protein fraction separated from potatoes after the starch is removed.
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 Halo and the archive average.
| Metric | This recipe | Halo Adult Dog Holistic Chicken… | Archive average |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Score | 54 | 64 | -- |
| Protein, water out | 26.7% | 27.8% | -- |
| Starch, water out | 47.8% | 43.3% | 38.51% |
| Named in first five | 1 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 Halo. We check the feed daily and this page updates when that changes.
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