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BARF World began operating in 2000 and claims to be the first company to produce a BARF diet with widespread availability. BARF is an acronym for biologically appropriate raw food. This is a concept pioneered by one of the company founders, veterinarian Dr Ian Billinghurst who’s also known as the father of the BARF diet and raw feeding. The US company is based in Minnesota.
BARF World foods are AAFCO certified as complete and balanced with most nutrients coming from whole foods. BARF World produces 2 lines of food: freeze-dried and frozen.
Barf World dog foods are considered low risk. All foods in the first 5 ingredients are meat and organs followed by fruits and vegetables. Overall, these are acceptable raw foods made with real food ingredients. The average protein of these foods range from 42 to 45% for both lines, and carbs are under 6%.
When it comes to ingredient quality all recipes have a high ranking. There is only one recipe that has minerals added. The balance of nutrients are obtained from the whole food ingredients. On the ingredient safety side, the food loses 2 points for using known GMOs and/or high pesticide/herbicide foods.
The company doesn’t offer organic ingredients. They report using USDA sourced ingredients and human-grade quality meats with chicken, beef and pork come from USDA inspected facilities. Their lamb comes from Australia. Their US meats are both farm-raised and commercially-raised livestock, and follow USDA regulations of not using any hormones or antibiotics for at least 30 days before slaughter.
BARF World doesn’t provide the omega-6:omega-3 ratio in their foods. They are certainly not the only brand omitting this information, but it’s our hope that more brands will pay more attention to these fats since omega-6 fats are inflammatory and AAFCO allows a very high ratio of 30:1.
The average score of each type of food is listed below. Click on any line to view the individual food and scores.
BARF World’s freeze-dried nuggets are considered a low risk food with a rating of 8.5. They offer beef, lamb and chicken. This line averages 42% protein and 5% carbohydrates. The ingredient quality score is high except for the use of fish oil where the source is not named. The food safety score loses points due to high pesticide/herbicide foods and use of GMOs like alfalfa. The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids hasn’t been listed.
BARF World’s frozen chubbs are considered a low risk food with a score of 8.4. They offer 2 combinations plus beef, chicken and lamb for a total of 5 recipes. This line of frozen foods averages 45% protein and 6% carbohydrates. The Meat Eater Diet includes added minerals. On the positive side, all the foods have acceptable vitamin and amino acid content from their whole food ingredients. These foods include some high pesticide/herbicide ingredients, and the use of GMO foods. The ratio of omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acids hasn’t been listed.
April 2013: Voluntary recall as a precaution due to possible contamination with salmonella bacteria after an outbreak at the plant, and a positive test in a non-food item.
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