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Fromm Pate DOG FOOD Review

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6
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Food scores are based on ingredient quality and safety. For more information, view our  evaluation criteria.

Fromm Chicken Pâté Dog Food

With a score of 6/10, Fromm Pate is considered a moderate risk dog food according to our criteria. There are 17 recipes that average 40% protein and 24% carbohydrate as calculated on a dry matter basis. Fromm Pate is the company’s main wet dog food line and its highest scoring dog food.  

Unfortunately, this line loses ingredient quality points for having higher carbohydrates than we expect in a canned dog food. The carbs come from grains and starches that include oats, potatoes, peas, sweet potatoes, rice, lentils and barley. Excessive carbohydrates are an indicator of low quality foods as they’re often used to keep costs down. Large amounts of starch can increase insulin levels, cause obesity and negatively impact gut balance. A processed food high in carbohydrates is often low in protein, but in this case the average protein of 40% is acceptable for a canned dog food.   

This line loses significant ingredient quality points for excessive added vitamins and minerals in all its recipes. This usually reflects poor quality or overly processed ingredients. Ideally, these nutrients should come from whole food sources. Vitamin and mineral excesses, especially vitamin D and copper, can also result from vitamin premixes.

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 ingredient safety score raises several concerns. Fromm Pate is a highly-processed canned dog food causing a loss of ingredient safety points. Canned foods are heated before and during canning, which will cause significant losses in some active enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and phytonutrients. Processed foods are also linked to higher mortality rates in many species. 

The recipes have ingredients known for high pesticide or herbicide residues, often in the top 5 ingredients. Pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers pose a significant health risk to plants, animals and soils. Foods with the largest reported amount of residue are penalized, including crops that are known to be spray-dried with glyphosate. Recipes also have GMO crops in the top 5 ingredients. There are limited safety studies on genetically modified and Roundup Ready crops although they are lacking in nutrients compared to non-GMO foods. GMO crops also strip nutrients from soils, lead to increased pesticide risk and may be involved in bee die-off.

Rice also costs ingredient safety points because of arsenic contamination. This is a significant concern with rice since it naturally absorbs arsenic that can contaminate the water it’s grown in. Arsenic is linked to chronic health issues. 

These foods don’t specify whether the fish ingredients are farmed or wild caught. Farmed fish is less nutritious than wild caught fish and doesn’t contain the same healthy fatty acid balance. 

Fromm doesn’t state the omega-6:omega-3 ratio in their foods. While this is true of most foods, AAFCO allows a very inflammatory limit of 30:1. Diets rich in omega-6 fats can cause chronic inflammation and disease.

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