Viva Complete Raw DOG FOOD Review

With a score of 9.5/10, Viva Raw is considered a low risk dog food. There are 5 recipes that average 70% protein and have negligible carbohydrates. Viva dog foods are made in small batches in a facility that also produces human food.  

This line has 5 single protein recipes (including bone and organ meats) made with organic ingredients. That means there are no high pesticide or GMO crops used. The recipes all have a lower percentage of fat than protein, which is desirable in a raw food. 

No points are deducted for minimal processing or ingredient safety. The line contains no added vitamins or minerals, which implies higher quality ingredients that don’t need fortifying. The only concern is the addition of seed oil in each recipe. Seed oils like flaxseed and sunflower seed are highly processed, which can cause systemic and gut inflammation. 

There are no added vitamins or minerals. This suggests higher quality ingredients because the nutrients come from whole foods.

The company website states that they use wild-caught fish when possible (for marine products like fish oil or cod liver oil). This is good to know as farmed fish is less nutritious than wild caught fish and does not contain the same healthy fatty acid balance. Fish farming also threatens wild fish species.  

The website offers a detailed nutritional breakdown for each recipe which provides the omega-6:omega-3 ratio. This is good information to have since AAFCO allows a very inflammatory ratio of 30:1.