Nutrition

INGREDIENT	Points (Add or Subtract)	New Score
For every listing of “By-Product”	-10
For every Non-Specific Animal Source (“Meat” or “Poultry”, Meat, Meal or Fat) reference	-10
For every Grain “Mill Run” or Non-Specific Grain Source	– 5
Same Grain ingredient used 2 or more times in the first 5 ingredients. (example: ground brown rice, brewer’s rice, and rice flour are all the same grain)	– 5
Corn listed in the top 5 ingredients	-2
Protein Sources are not meat meal and there are less than 2 meats in the top 3 ingredients	– 3
If Lamb is the only animal protein source (unless your dog is allergic to other protein sources)	– 2
Food is Baked NOT Extruded	+ 5
Food is endorsed by any major breed group or nutritionist	+ 5
Animal sources are hormone-free and antibiotic-free	+ 2
Vegetables have been tested for pesticides and ARE Pesticide-Free	+ 1
Any of the meat sources are Organic	+ 5
For every different specific animal protein source, other than the 1st one. (example: Count “chicken” & “chicken meal” as only 1 protein source, BUT count “chicken” & “fish” as 2 different sources)	+ 1
*IF THE FOOD CONTAINS THE FOLLOWING:*
BHA, BHT, or Ethoxyquin	– 10
Any Artificial Colorants	– 3
Ground Corn or Whole Grain Corn	– 3
Any Animal Fat (other than Fish Oil)	– 2
Soy or Soybeans	– 2
Salt	– 1
Wheat (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to wheat)	– 2
Beef (unless you know that your dog isn’t allergic to beef)	– 1
Fruit	+ 3
Barley	+ 2
Probiotics	+ 3
Vegetables (NOT Corn or Other Grains)	+ 3
Flax Seed Oil (not just the seeds)	+ 2
Oats or Oatmeal	+ 1
Sunflower Oil	+ 1
Glucosamine & Chondroitin	+ 1
TOTAL POINTS HERE

100 +/- = _______

Grade Scale

100+ = A+ 94-100 = A 86-93 = B 78-85 = C 70-77 = D 69-below = F

SEE THE DOG FOODS THAT HAVE ALREADY BEEN SCORED.
For convenience we have listed the dog foods Alphabetically by Brand & then by Numerically by

Alphabetically by Brand
Brand	Score	Grade
Authority Harvest Baked	116	A+
Bil-Jac Select	68	F
Canidae	112	A+
Chicken Soup Senior	115	A+
Diamond Maintenance	64	F
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice	92	B
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula	99	A
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Ultra Premium	122	A+
Dick Van Patten’s Duck and Potato	106	A+
Eagle Pack Holistic	119	A+
Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken	114	A+
Eagle Pack Large and Giant Breed Puppy	94	A
Eagle Pack Natural	94	A
Eukanuba Large Breed Adult	83	C
Eukanuba Natural Lamb and Rice	87	B
Flint River Ranch (non-specific fat source)	92	B
Foundations	106	A+
Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb) by Solid Gold	93	A
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium	73	D
Iams Large Breed	83	C
Innova Dog	114	A+
Innova Evo	114	A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables	110	A+
Kirkland Signature Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable	108	A+
Natural Balance Duck and Potato	114	A+
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice	87	B
Nutro Chicken, Rice, & Oatmeal (non-specific fat source)	85	C
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy	87	B
Nutro Natural choice Lamb and Rice	85	C
Ol Roy	9	F
Pedigree Complete Nutrition	42	F
Pedigree Adult Complete	14	F
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice	23	F
Pro Plan All Breed	68	F
Pro Plan Natural Turkey & Barley	103	A+
Purina Beneful	17	F
Purina Dog	62	F
Purina Come-n-Get It	16	F
Royal Canin Bulldog	100	A+
Royal Canin Dachshund 28 Formula	97	A
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult	106	A+
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice	97	A
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+	63	F
Science Diet chicken adult maintenance	45	F
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies	69	F
Solid Gold Bison Taste of theWild	123 121	A+ A+
Timberwolf Organics Lamb and Venison	136	A+
Wellness Just for Puppy	117	A+
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken	110	A+
Solid Gold Wolfking Adult Dog (Bison) 106 A+ TLC Whole life natural Pet Food	106	A+
Numerical by Score
Brand	Score	Grade
Timberwolf Organics Lamb and Venison	136	A+
Solid Gold Bison	123	A+
Dick Van Patten’s Natural Balance Ultra Premium	122	A+
Eagle Pack Holistic	119	A+
Wellness Just for Puppy	117	A+
Authority Harvest Baked	116	A+
Chicken Soup Senior	115	A+
Eagle Pack Holistic Chicken	114	A+
Innova Dog	114	A+
Innova Evo	114	A+
Natural Balance Duck and Potato	114	A+
Canidae	112	A+
Kirkland Signature Chicken, Rice, and Vegetables	110	A+
Wellness Super5 Mix Chicken	110	A+
Kirkland Signature Puppy Chicken, Rice and Vegetable	108	A+
Dick Van Patten’s Duck and Potato	106	A+
Royal Canin Natural Blend Adult	106	A+
Foundations	106	A+
ProPlan Natural Turkey & Barley	103	A+
Royal Canin Bulldog	100	A+
Diamond Large Breed 60+ Formula	99	A
Royal Canin Dachshund 28 Formula	97	A
Sensible Choice Chicken and Rice	97	A
Solid Gold Wolfking Adult Dog (Bison)	97 A	A
Eagle Pack Large and Giant Breed Puppy	94 A	A
Eagle Pack Natural	94 A	A
Solid Gold Hund-n-Flocken Adult Dog (lamb)	93 A	A
Diamond Lamb Meal & Rice	92 B	B
Diamond Taste of the Wild (All life Stages) Flint River Ranch (non-specific fat source)	101 92 B	A+ B
Eukanuba Natural Lamb and Rice	87 B	B
Nutrisource Lamb and Rice	87 B	B
Nutro Natural Choice Large Breed Puppy	87	B
Nutro Chicken, Rice, & Oatmeal (non-specific fat source)	85	C
Nutro Natural choice Lamb and Rice	85	C
Eukanuba Large Breed Adult	83	C
Iams Large Breed	83	C
Iams Lamb Meal & Rice Formula Premium	73	D
Science Diet for Large Breed Puppies	69	F
Bil-Jac Select	68	F
Pro Plan All Breed	68	F
Diamond Maintenance	64	F
Science Diet Advanced Protein Senior 7+	63	F
Purina Dog	62	F
Science Diet chicken adult maintenance	45	F
Pedigree Complete Nu	42	F
Pet Gold Adult with Lamb & Rice	23	F
Purina Beneful	17	F
Purina Come-n-Get It	16	F
Pedigree Adult Complete	14	F
Ol Roy	9	F

***Thank you Smith Poodles for the information on this page!***

No ingredient in TLC includes ethoxyquin, nor do we use it in the formula. TLC’s salmon meats and oils NEVER contain ethoxyquin. We work directly with our fish meal suppliers and pay them a premium to have TLC salmon meal and salmon oil preserved naturally with Vitamin E, Citric acid and Rosemary extract instead of ethoxyquin chemical preservative. In addition, all of TLC’s fish products are tested for ethoxyquin by independent labs before we accept them, to ensure compliance with TLC’s zero ethoxyquin pledge. We do not use any artificial preservatives in the formula so we would not have any BHA or BHT in our dog food either as our formula is only preserved naturally with rosemary extract.
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