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Stella & Chewy's Wholesome Grains Wild Red Classic 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.

Stella & Chewy's WILD RED CLASSIC WHOLESOME GRAINS PRAIRIE RECIPE Dog Food

With a score of 4.5/10, these foods are considered high risk There are 2 recipes that average 29% protein and 33% carbohydrate as calculated. 

Wholesome Grains Wild Red Classic foods are made without corn, wheat, soy, peas, potatoes or legumes. But this line includes barley, oatmeal and millet that contribute to a high carbohydrate content and lose quality points. Dogs have no nutritional requirement for carbohydrate. Excessive carbohydrates are an indicator of low quality foods as they keep costs down. Large amounts of starch can increase insulin levels, cause obesity and negatively impact gut balance.

Like all of Stella & Chewy’s lines, there are added vitamins and minerals. This often indicates a lower quality food that’s lacking naturally occurring nutrients from whole food sources. 

The ingredient safety score loses points because, like all kibbles, these foods are ultra-processed. The individual ingredients in dry dog foods are heated several times during processing, which can cause a significant loss of enzymes, vitamins, amino acids and phytonutrients. Processed foods are also linked to higher mortality rates in many species. 

These recipes lose points for high pesticide or herbicide foods like barley, oats and millet in the top five ingredients. Finally, this line loses points for containing natural flavor. This ingredient is often animal digest or MSG, both low quality ingredients with limited safety studies. 

It’s worth noting that these recipes contain 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.  

Stella & Chewy’s uses wild-caught fish which is good to see because it’s more nutritious, with a better fatty acid balance than farmed. 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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