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FARMINA N&D QUINOA DRY DOG FOOD Review

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4.5
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Food scores are based on ingredient quality and safety. For more information, view our  evaluation criteria.

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With an average score of 4.5, Farmina N&D Quinoa Dry dog food is considered a high risk food. It also scores the lowest of all Farmina’s dry foods. This food averages 43% carbohydrate as calculated, which is excessively high, even for a kibble. 

Pea starch is a carbohydrate found in the top 5 ingredients of most of these recipes. 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 food quality as it can be used to reduce manufacturing cost. Foods that are rich in carbohydrates can increase insulin levels, increase the risk of obesity and cause unwanted changes to the gut microbiome. 

This line is lower in protein than a premium kibble, averaging 25%. There are added amino acids that can reflect lower quality protein as well as the use of plant proteins (quinoa in this case).

Apart from the added amino acids, this line loses ingredient quality points because they are supplemented with more than 5 vitamins and minerals. This can indicate lower quality or incomplete ingredients. Vitamin and mineral excesses, especially vitamin D and copper can also result from added vitamin premixes, so it’s preferable that most or all vitamins and minerals come from real foods. However, it’s good to see that selenium is in the form of selenium yeast, as it’s the preferred source vs sodium selenite, which is potentially toxic.

It’s good to see that Farmina uses non-GMO grains but that doesn’t mean the foods are pesticide-free. Other crops appear to be conventionally farmed which affects the ingredient safety score. It should be noted that unless organic, crops can carry a high pesticide/herbicide residue when spray-dried with Roundup. Glyphosate is an antibiotic that can kill beneficial gut bacteria and has been linked to cancer and other diseases. So this line loses ingredient safety points for that reason, because of pea starch or beet pulp in the top 5 ingredients. 

Like all kibbles, this line also loses ingredient safety points because it is ultra-processed. Extruded foods are heated four separate times during production, which will cause major losses in some active enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and phytonutrients. Studies show that ultra processed foods are linked to a higher rate of all-cause mortality in humans.  

It’s also worth noting that Farmina doesn’t state the omega-6:omega-3 ratio in their foods. While this is true of most foods, it’s unfortunate since AAFCO allows a very inflammatory limit of 30:1. The foods also contain herring or herring oil, but they don’t say whether the fish is wild caught or farmed. 

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