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Castor & Pollux Organix Wet Tiny Feasts DOG FOOD Review

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7
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Food scores are based on ingredient quality and safety. For more information, view our  evaluation criteria.

This line loses quality points for its 21% carbohydrate content as calculated on a dry matter basis, which is high for a canned dog food. Five of these recipes are grain-free but they include potatoes and pea products which are starches and contribute to the carbohydrate content. Dogs have no nutritional requirement for carbohydrates but they are used for energy, texture and taste. Starch is also required for extrusion in dry foods. Excessive carbohydrate is an indicator of lower food quality as it can be used to reduce manufacturing cost. Large amounts of starch can increase insulin levels, cause obesity and negatively impact gut balance. 

These recipes have excessive added vitamins and minerals. Ideally, these nutrients should come from whole food sources and their inclusion is usually due to poor quality or overly processed ingredients. Vitamin and mineral excesses, especially vitamin D and copper, can also result from vitamin premixes. 

Plant proteins are used, which are a less expensive substitute for quality animal protein. You want to see animal sources because they contain a wider array of amino acids than plant based protein sources (although there are no added amino acids in this line). Animal protein is more digestible. 

On the safety side it’s noteworthy that all dog foods in Castor & Pollux’ Organix line are made with organic ingredients. Organic ingredients are non-GMO and have minimal pesticide/herbicide risk compared to conventionally grown crops. 

But like all canned dog foods, Organix Wet Tiny Feasts dog foods are highly processed. All canned dog foods undergo several stages of heating that can cause significant losses in some active enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and phytonutrients. 

There’s also a concern about ingredient splitting in these foods. This is the practice of splitting ingredients into sub-categories (like peas, pea protein and pea flour) to make them appear lower in the ingredient list. It’s often done to disguise the amount of lower quality ingredients in the food.

It’s also worth noting that the line contains sodium selenite as a source of selenium. Dogs need selenium, and it’s usually added in very small amounts. However some research suggests that sodium selenite may be associated with potential toxicity, so selenium yeast is the preferred form of this mineral. 

The label does not provide the omega-6:omega-3 ratio, which is a concern since AAFCO allows a very inflammatory ratio of 30:1.

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