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Lonnie and Jennifer Schwimmer established Koha Pet Food in 2014. Earlier, they founded the parent company, Nootie, in 2008. This company provided wellness and grooming products and supplements.
The company sources products from various countries beyond the US and Canada. They include France, Germany, Australia, Denmark, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, and Thailand. Lamb products are free range, tuna is wild caught, and all other animal meats are farm raised.
The company uses many manufacturing partners. Their canneries include Simmons Foods in Toronto, Canada, Asian Alliance in Thailand. This is where they make shredded land and sea proteins. They also have Muenster Milling in Texas.
The company’s corporate headquarters is in Boca Raton, Florida.
Koha produces 5 lines of dog foods including freeze dried and 4 lines of canned dog food. Koha also offers a line of dehydrated mixes that isn’t considered to be complete and balanced. Koha is unique in that it does not produce an ultra-processed dry dog food.
The freeze dried line is the highest scoring at 9/10 and is a low risk dog food by our criteria. All 3 recipes score 10/10 for ingredient safety. There are no added vitamins and minerals which is a great benefit of these foods. The only points lost are for higher carbohydrates which is unusual for a freeze dried dog food.
The remaining 4 lines are canned dog foods. They are moderate risk dog foods by our criteria. With a score of 7.3, the Limited Ingredient canned dog foods are the highest scoring among Koha’s canned foods. But each recipe in these 4 lines, loses points. They are highly processed, have added vitamins and minerals, and high pesticide ingredients. Many of the canned recipes use inflammatory seed oils.
On the positive side, Koha’s canned dog foods all have high levels of protein that average 44 to 55%. Each line of canned foods has higher average protein than their freeze dried foods. The Pure Shreds and Limited recipes also have very low average carbohydrates of 6 and 8%. It would be good to see these carb levels in all 5 lines.
Koha doesn’t state the omega-6:omega-3 ratio in their recipes. While this is true of most companies, it’s a concern because AAFCO allows a very inflammatory ratio of 30:1. It’s important to know since diets rich in omega-6 fats can cause chronic inflammation.
The average score of Koha dog foods and each sub-brand is listed below. Click on any line to view the individual foods and scores.
Koha’s Freeze-Dried Bites is a low risk dog food by our criteria. It averages about 37% protein and 18% carbohydrate. It scores better than other Koha foods. It’s a minimally processed freeze-dried food so it maintains nutrients. It loses points for having higher carbohydrates and for having some added minerals.
Koha Limited Ingredient Canned dog food is a moderate risk dog food by our criteria. This line has an average protein content of 44%. Average carbohydrates are 8% calculated on a dry matter basis. It loses points for having added vitamins and minerals. There are high pesticide ingredients in the top 5, and these foods are highly processed.
Koha Minimal Ingredient Stew is a moderate risk dog food by our criteria. This line has an average protein content of 47%. average carbohydrates of 20% calculated on a dry matter basis. This line lost points for having high carbohydrates. There are added vitamins and minerals, high pesticide ingredients in the top 5. These foods are highly processed.
Koha Pure Shreds Canned dog food is a moderate risk dog food by our criteria. This line has an average protein content of 55%. Average carbohydrates are 6% calculated on a dry matter basis. These foods lose points for having added vitamins and minerals. There are high pesticide ingredients, inflammatory seed oil. These foods are also highly processed.
Koha Slow Cooked Stew canned dog food is a moderate risk dog food by our criteria. This line has an average protein content of 44%. There are average carbohydrates of 19% calculated on a dry matter basis. These foods lose points for having high carbohydrates. There are added vitamins and minerals. There are some high pesticide ingredients, inflammatory seed oil, unnamed animal protein. These foods are highly processed.
Koha has not had any recalls.
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