Food scores are based on ingredient quality and safety. For more information, view our evaluation criteria.
With a score of 8.1/10, these cooked foods packaged in cups are considered low risk There are 6 recipes that average 59% protein and 9% carbohydrate as calculated. This is a low level of carbohydrates which is what we expect to see in a cooked dog food.
These recipes don’t contain corn, wheat, soy, peas or lentils but they do have tapioca that contributes to the carb level. Even though this is a low level, it’s better to see carbohydrates coming from fruits and vegetables rather than starches.
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. These recipes also lose quality points for containing sunflower oil which is a highly processed and inflammatory oil. Seed oils are an inexpensive alternative to higher quality animal fats and oils.
The ingredient safety score loses a point because this cooked food packaged in cups is moderately processed, so there is some nutrient loss from heating.
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.
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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