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California Natural

Low Fat Rice & Lamb Meal Adult
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5

 
out of 5
 
Here are the reasons why this food received this score:

  • Ideally the named ingredient would have been first on the ingredient list, but 2nd isn't half bad.
  • You received a large bump up for complete and balanced as recognized by AAFCO.
  • It would have been better if your food was "organic", but by being "natural" you can be reasonably sure that you are getting good ingredients.
  • We always lean towards brands who display their calorie information as it is a strong indication that the brand is complying with AAFCO standards.
  • Cooking or freezing dog food (in other words, most dog food) loses essential vitamins and minerals in the process. Products with vitamins are not only more nutritious, they are also likely to be manufactured by a company with their head in the right place.

Please visit our How to Read a Dog Food Label page
or the other links above for more details.

For other dog foods that received top scores, see our
5 out of 5 Dog Food Ratings page.
1) Does the product name use the word "gravy"?
uncheckedYes
checkedNo
2) Does the ingredient list contain any of the following:
  • Ammoniated lgycyrrhizin
  • Any artificial coloring
  • Any artificial flavoring
  • Any of the following "by-products": meat, chicken, poultry, fish
  • Any of the following "digests": dried animal, dried liver, poultry
  • Any of the following "meal": bone, fish or liver glandular
  • Butylated hydroxytoluene (bht)
  • Corn syrup
  • Ethoxyquin
  • Potassium sorbate
  • Propyl gallate
  • Propylene glycol
  • Sodium nitrate
  • Sucrose
  • uncheckedYes
    checkedNo
    3) On the ingredient list on the back label, how far down is the main ingredient (i.e. beef)?
    unchecked1st on the list or food is vegetarian
    checked2nd
    unchecked3rd
    unchecked4th
    unchecked5th or higher
    4) Are any of these listed in the ingredient list?

    • Beet sugar
    • Brewers rice
    • Corn gluten meal
    • Rice flour
    • Sugar
    uncheckedYes
    checkedNo
    5) Does the label claim that the product is "complete," "balanced," "100% nutritious," or other similar terms
    AND/OR
    does the front or back label claim to follow the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO)?
    checkedYes
    uncheckedNo
    6) Does the label claim that the product is:
    checkedNatural Only
    uncheckedOrganic, "Natural and Organic" or "human-grade"
    uncheckedLabel does not contain either
    7) When referring to the main ingredient (i.e. Beef), does the front of the product say:
    unchecked"Dinner" describes main ingredient
    (i.e. Beef Dinner for Dogs)
    unchecked"with" describes main ingredient
    (i.e. Dog Food with Beef)
    unchecked"Flavor" describes main ingredient
    (i.e. Beef Flavor Dog Food)
    checkedNone of the above
    8) Is the food manufactured by any of the following companies - look for the "manufactured by" statement.
    • Menu Foods
    • Del Monte Pet Products
    • Hills Pet Nutrition
    • Nestle Purina PetCare Company
    • Sunshine Mills, Inc.
    • Natural Balance Pet Foods, Inc.
    • Cereal Byproducts Company
  • Royal Canin USA
  • CJ Foods
  • SmartPak
  • Chenango Valley Pet Foods
  • American Nutrition, Inc.
  • Diamond Pet Food
    uncheckedYes
    uncheckedNo
    checkedI can't tell
    9) Does the back label contain information about the food's calorie amount?
    checkedYes
    uncheckedNo
    10) Does the label claim to have or be fortified with vitamins and/or minerals?
    checkedYes
    uncheckedNo
    11) Does the label claim to have No Preservatives and No Artificial Color?
    checkedYes, it does claim to have NONE of either
    uncheckedNo, it does NOT claim to be Preservative or Artificial color-free
    Click here to learn more about California Natural Low Fat Rice & Lamb Meal Adult.

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