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Prague, Czech Republic This food is suitable for the following breed sizes:
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In general, unless your dog has health issues, you probably won't have to worry about these figures. Click here for more information
Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
Think of the 'mixing bowl' composition like a recipe - all the ingredients you would need to put in a 'mixing bowl' in order to make the food.
Ingredients have to be listed in descending order of their weight so the higher it appears, the more there is.
Highlighted ingredients
Ingredients that we believe to be controversial or inferior are highlighted in yellow with particularly low grade, highly contentious or excessively vague ingredients in red.
As fed composition
While the 'mixing bowl' composition is useful for knowing what went into the food, it doesn't always reflect what your dog is actually eating. This is because the processes that turn the ingredients into the finished pet food can significantly alter the relative weights of the ingredients.
For this reason we've calculated the approximate 'as fed' percentages for the main ingredient categories in the finished product.
Please note that these figures are very approximate. They are estimates based on the information provided by the manufacturer in the ingredients list so the clearer the terminology and the more percentages they provide, the more accurate our estimates will be. Wherever information is lacking, we always assume the worst.
Ingredient categories
◉ Meat ingredients: includes all meat and fish ingredients except isolated fats/oils.
◉Added oils and fats: includes all isolated oil and fat ingredients.
◉ Carb-rich ingredients: includes all ingredients derived from grains, pseudo-grains, potatoes and other starchy root vegetables, sweet potato and legumes (except whole peas which are categorised under fruit and veg) except for isolated protein and extracted oils. Also includes fibre supplements.
◉ Fruit and veg: includes all whole vegetables and fruits.
◉ Other: all other ingredients. Mostly made up by nutritional supplements and additives.
For more information on any ingredient, please take a look at our Dog Food Ingredient Glossary
The dry matter level of a nutrient is the percentage there would be in the food if all of the water was removed.
With water taken out of the equation, these figures allow the nutrient levels of foods of different types (like wet and dry) to be compared on an even playing field.
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77 out of 100 - Good
Our unique product ratings are calculated based on a number of characteristics including the quality and quantity of the stated ingredients, certain nutritional and technological additives and the processing methods used to create the food. They are designed to indicate how beneficial we think a food is likely to be for the majority of dogs when fed on a daily basis for an extended period. Click here for more information
Country of origin: Czech Republic
A technological additive is any substance added to a pet food "for a technological purpose and which favourably affects the characteristics of feed".
The most common categories of technological additives include preservatives and antioxidants, gelling agents and thickeners and probiotics.
While the primary effects of technoloical additives are certainly 'favourable' (increased shelf life in the case of preservatives & antioxidants, better food texture and consistency in the case of gelling agents and thickeners etc.) some have been linked to health problems in pets and should be treated with caution.
Unfortunately, many technological additives do not have to be declared by the manufacturer so just because they do not appear on the label does not necessarily mean they are not in the food. If in doubt, ask the manufacturer directly exactly what technological additives their foods contain.
paulatbbr@aol.com• yesterday
Hi, I'm a little confused. I have a 16 wk old American standard bulldog. He weighs 16 kg at the moment. I currently feed him carnilove large breed puppy. According to your site it says its not suitable yet when you look at the standard puppy it says to move to large breed?
Lauryn Hall• 2 months ago
Hey @allaboutdogfood. Can you tell me how this is rated so high? I was under the impression that dog food that has meat meal is sub par, that that’s basically all the crap ground together and dried that isn’t suitable for human consumption. Was I wrong in this?
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Lauryn Hall• one month ago
this feed has wild meat and forests fruits, do some research online , my vet is swearing by it and I saw change in my pups poo and likeness to it
Rachel Ditchburn• 6 years ago
I have a GSD who was weaned onto raw food, but this was not something I wanted to continue with (final straw was when she carried a kidney from her food bowl onto the brand new carpet.) I still wanted to give her a high quality food though and came across Carnilove via this search tool. It is the cheapest high quality food for her and she loves it. I give her a bit of wet food to make the meal more palatable, either high quality wet dog food or some cooked chicken breast etc. sometimes with a raw egg and cononut oil. There is nothing more I could want from a dog food, her teeth, coat etc. is fantastic; she is a happy and healthy girl. She will stay on this brand until she is 2 (as per the feeding guidelines,) I will then re-evaluate and move her onto an adult food.100% recommendation from me!