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Mixing bowl composition
This is the ingredients list as printed on the packaging or manufacturer's website.
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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.
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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.
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85.11 out of 100 - Excellent
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
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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.
CeTino •5 months ago
Found this on the internet today, Mars brans production moved to China https://globalpetindustry.com/article/mars-starts-production-in-chinese-pet-food-factoryBruised often
CeTino
•one month ago
Spoke with Orijen today and UK and European bought Orijen is still produced in CanadaCanine01 •5 months ago
Why isn't Orijen Amazing Grains available in the UK, it doesn't contain any legumes whuch is good. Also similarly Acana's Wholesome Grains is not available in the UK. A pity, any plans to sell these products in the UK?Mrs Cooper •6 months ago
..the problem with Orijen is too many pulses. Recent studies are showing an increase in Heart disease in dogs eating dog food with peas, beans and excessive pulses in grain free dog food.CeTino
Mrs Cooper
•5 months ago
Agree - legumes not good for dogs, some humans too ...can't tollerate them myself, if I eat even too much homous wake up the next day aching bones and joints, stops if I don't consume legumes...Mrs Cooper •6 months ago
After 2 years eating only Orijen my dog became very ill with Gastroenteritis. I now make my own dog food see www.dogsfirst.ie Overnight transformation!Ems Hill •8 months ago
Too many lentils/legumes which could cause dcm so I wouldn’t recommend this food at all.freidster •8 months ago
I got convince3d to buy this recently from the great marketing on the packet. It suggested it was freeze dried raw nuggets, but on opening its just kibble. The ingredients list on the pack looked very convincing and suggested no nasty stuff. My dog seems to like it, but no more than any other brand we have tried. I don't know why the price tag is so high, when technically its nothing fancy.Hobnobs Mum •11 months ago
UK Regional Red recipe has changed, bought 2 bags at the same time in early December. The "original" recipe has bison and pilchards but these are removed in the new recipe, replaced with more beef liver and salmon. There are other small changes too.Symbiotic Canine Beh •11 months ago
For everyone in the UK concerned about recipe changes to this brand, it’s only the US food that’s been affected. If you visit Orijens US website and their UK one, the ingredients lists are different to one another hence why on AADF US residents may think this data is outdated, but for the UK it’s not. I’m under the impression the UK recipe will be staying the sameBruised often
Symbiotic Canine Beh
•one month ago
Yep spoke with Orijen today and if bought in UK or Europe it’s still made in CanadaBruised often •one year ago
We used to give Eden a good year ago to our Mali and to be honest it gave him bad stools and wasn’t for him. We changed to Orijen and since his stools are always firm and he has put on good lean muscle n great shiny coat. Orijen has added more vitamins it would seem though the food we currently get is still produced in Alberta, Canada. Our Mali walk around 15-20km a day everyday, plus is always out and about with us throughout the day, he is 32kg and we are giving him 480-500g a day. I can see where there is some concern for the company being bought by mars but looking at their site and fb they state they haven’t changed their recipes and are staying as a separate entity. He gets his training treats as part of his daily ration and we are careful with any other additional treats. A lot of loose stools are due to over feeding imho. He also gets probiotic tablets each day as a supplement. They would have to state if its made elsewhere and for the moment we will keep an eye on things, there’s not many other dry food that can beat it. We consider raw but this may be too expensive for us.Mrs Cooper •one year ago
I am concerned that Orijen has been bought by Mars and is opening a production site in CHINA. I AM NOW LOOKING FOR A NEW FOOD for my Italian Greyhound who loves this food, but I nolonger trust it to continue buying it.Calvin Shia •one year ago
The ingredients are not the same anymore so watch out when you are buying the next bag. They downgraded the food with preservatives and bunch of additives since Mars bought them over. Almost made the switch until I noticed the uncanny ingredient list and found out about the acquisition. AADF please also update your analysis, I doubt if they are worthy of this rating now.Diana SalygaitÄ— •one year ago
Have 2x sensitive english bull terriers I been feeding this for some time, but after design change -dogs refuses to eat. Orijen now owned by new people, something changed in the ingridients. Already found alternative for my sensitive dogs -carnilove salmon, which also have good rating.Dmitry
Diana SalygaitÄ—
•8 months ago
Hello! Can you please tell me if you are still eating Karnilav? We are also looking for something to switch to after Acana.Dmitry
Dmitry
•8 months ago
Carnilove*ruth astill •one year ago
Came to look for info Ted has been very happy with this for 8(ish) years until the new bag. Now turning away and leaving it. Will be changing brands for something more locally available.Will Vale-Onslow •one year ago
I’ve had the same experience as many others recently. I used to rave about this and advocated for friends and family to use it too. Suddenly the bag design changed and my dog went off it. I’ve subsequently chanted brands and he got his appetite back, I tried it again to see if it was a bad batch, or whether my dog was getting fickle and he still doesn’t like it.Kat Jordan •one year ago
Made the change to Orijen just over a year ago, resolved a lot of issues for us. The dogs' bowel movements were regular and of good consistency, they slept through the night better, and they refused to eat anything OTHER than Orijen. Bought our last bag in February (£90 a bag, £75 when we changed over to it!!) and witnessed a noticeable change in their poops, that became bloody and mucus-y - which suggests an inclusion of an ingredient they're intolerant to. They also became very reluctant to eat the food, sometimes going a couple of days turning their noses up at it. We swapped to Eden, which sadly has a lower nutritional rating, but resolved their bowel issues almost instantly. Gutted Orijen sold out, I would've never swapped from them if the quality hadn't dipped.Christopher Mitchell •one year ago
While I agree there is something different about the product, as my dog is less keen, it is my understanding we still have the Canadian version of the food in the UK and not the Kentucky manufactured kibble. I bought a 2kg bag from Pets at Home and it says made in Alberta Canada.Sabine Amelia •one year ago
This used to be the only dog food that wouldn’t irritate our bully mix pup and it made her coat shiny and smell free - all until after purchasing a fresh bag that cost almost £90 for 11kg a few months ago- only to find out it’s giving her diarrhoea and all sorts of issues and us having to take her off it. Waste of money and never bought again.Kat Jordan
Sabine Amelia
•one year ago
Yep! Gave both our Lab mix and our Westie bloody/mucusy diarrhoea after having no issues on it for over a year.Sadiesmum •one year ago
My dog has been eating this for 2 yrs but no longer likes it. The formula has changed - no salmon now and more additives. The price is rocketed as well so now looking for alternatives. Disappointed that they have sold out to Mars and am sure the quality will suffer. Now available at Pets at Home presumably because of the Mars link. Shame it was such a good food, which my oh thrived on but not any more.Angela Sharp
Sadiesmum
•one year ago
I am still feeding this as my dog is still eating it but it now comes from their Kentucky plant not Canada. There are changes to the ingredient list and I guess more will come at which point I will stop buying. Currently I am also trialing N&D food in various varieties. It is a quality food made with fresh meat with impressive methods. The ingredients are traceable and it's worth reading up on the company Farmina. I am impressed and think this is the food I will transfer to.Fiona Little
Angela Sharp
•one year ago
Can I ask what is N&D ?Kat Jordan
Sadiesmum
•one year ago
Came on here specifically to find out if other people were having the same issues as us. Turns out they are! Dogs won't eat it, and when they do it gives them bad poops.Luka for President •one year ago
I’ve noticed (presumably since the Mars takeover) that you can now buy Orijen from Pets at Home-slightly cheaper too. Will have to see whether the quality drops off,over time.Bcam2 •one year ago
This ingredients list is now very out of dateJill Hirst •one year ago
Now sadly bought out by Mars 🤷†â™€ï¸ https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/11722-mars-petcare-acquiring-champion-petfoodsJack Cook •one year ago
Something has changed. Our dog has loved this stuff for the past 2 years. We got a new bag last month (different style packaging) and she either won’t go near it, or very hesitantly eats but leaves a large amount. Very unusual. The couple of times we have convinced her to have some she’s vomited it back up within 20 mins. An almost whole 11kg bag is going to be thrown away and we’ll have to find a new brand. Really disappointed that not only have they change something but then put the prices up as well†¦ I wish I had kept the bag packaging before emptying it into her food storage container so I could get the batch number and complain direct. Orijen reverse whatever changes you’ve made to the recipe!!!Jill Hirst
Jack Cook
•one year ago
https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/11722-mars-petcare-acquiring-champion-petfoodsAngela Sharp
Jack Cook
•one year ago
The food has changed and made in Kentucky plant not Canada. I am trying out N&D dog food which is made with fresh meat from farms, ingredients traceable. Various varieties and impressive. Made by Farmina, definitely worth looking at their company info and ingredients list.Vdouglas13 •2 years ago
Half way down new 11kg bag and dogs stools are getting sloppy and stinky wind.... I'm thinking this food is not suiting him at all.... My previous pup loved it and never had any issues.... Will be moving onto raw I think to try him on that.... The cost is so much less too.... The price of orijen has rocketed!Jill Hirst
Vdouglas13
•one year ago
https://www.petfoodindustry.com/articles/11722-mars-petcare-acquiring-champion-petfoodsLemondrizzle •2 years ago
Our nine year old boxer has been on orijen for the past five years and has thrived on it but in the last four weeks the price has increased by four pounds taking the cost for 11kg to £93.99. In the last year it has increased by at least £12. As a retired couple watching the pennies we cannot sustain these price increases so sadly we may well be forced to change to a different brand.Bcam15 •2 years ago
Has this food been changed? We have been feeding our 6 yr old Labrador this food since a puppy. She’s always been very happy to eat it. We have, a few days ago, opened a new bag - with new design packaging - and she is absolutely refusing to touch it - she backs away and turns her head away. She’s eating all the other food we’re giving her and she’s her normal happy, well self and, clearly, hungry. She refused it again all day today but, when we gave her a handful of Orijen we found in the previous bag, with the old style packaging, she happily ate it. The food also looks slightly different. It’s shiny and darker brown in colour. Has anyone else had the same experience please (U.K.)?Vdouglas13
Bcam15
•2 years ago
interested in this too as my dog has started eating his grazing instead of wolfing it down... new bag here too.Dusty Hammond
Vdouglas13
•2 years ago
If you look at the ingredient list on the new bags of Orijen Original, the ingredient list has changed slightly. Also they're adding more vitamins and minerals whereas they use to only add chelated Zinc (which suggested all the nutrients were coming from the ingredients?). The cals/100gms has also dropped by a negligible amount of about 7 and neither Glucosamine or Chondroitin sulphate amounts are listed.Sophie Williams •2 years ago
Hi...would like to try this for my 6 month Dachsund. Where can i buy it ?Chloe Locke
Sophie Williams
•2 years ago
Hi, Champion Pet Foods ideally like to stock smaller businesses so you won't find them in pets at home or pets corner for instance. However places like Penparc Pet Centre and Just for pets will sell it and some other smaller pet shops :)Sabine Amelia •2 years ago
We have a staffy puppy who absolutely thrives on this food. She was on the puppy one originally once we weaned her off the breeders kibble. Her digestion improved so much and she stopped having loose stools, her coat was the softest she's ever had and she also didn't have that 'dog' smell about her anymore. We tried a different, really good but less pricey food after that and it wasn't the same. She is now back on this Original food and loves it. We use it for training too and she never gets sick of it. Her coat is shiny and soft again, her digestion and stools are finally back on track and so is our back garden. It's definitely worth the price if it agrees with your dog, we won't be switching again.Helen Ward •2 years ago
My dog is really healthy on this food despite a dodgy start. He had Parvo when we bought him home and often had gastric issues early on. If he eats this food and nothing much else he's happy and healthy and no problem. He's had Orijen since he was a few months old first the puppy version (breeder recommended Purina Beta which I didn't even bother finishing the bag he wasn't keen on it and it was rubbish). He had special RC food until he was better and then I changed him to orijen. He's had some issues here and there but I can put these down to eating and drinking stuff that's not food out on walks like cattle poo any river water. He's now on orijen Tundra or regional red which he likes best and he's completely grown out of his issues (and now he's been trained to leave stuff) and we only go to the vets for annual jabs and a checkup. Our vets sell RC but told me never to change from this food as he wouldn't get anything better. Happy and healthy with lovely soft fur (Standard Labradoodle).DotaFelo •9 years ago
Actually, it is too good. My old boxer-lady has been on Regional Red for a while and likes it very much, but the problem is my three months old English Bulldog pup, I have just acquired, loves it. I have tried everything and simply cannot keep the little one away from her dish at lunchtime. What's worse, he now refuses to eat his puppy chow, Hussa, which the breeder recommended. Mixing the two won't help, as the little bully is smart enough to spit the Hussa out, away from the dish and continue with his favorite now Orijen bits. Frustrating. Yet, proves the Orijen formula is excellent. By the way, my Boxer is eleven, and her recent blood test results, as well as her ECG surprised even her vet - outstanding :). Neither does she look or act her age. I guess, I might as well be selling it too ;)Elizabeth •9 years ago
We think Regional Red is outstanding. It appeared my dog was desperate to have more fulfilling or better quality food than the brand he was on, when he was a young pup. When I started him on Orijen his craving stopped and he was satisfied and thrived. He's been on Regional Red for the last 2 years and I've never been more happy with a dog food in over 30 years of having dogs. It smells wholesome; his waste is neat and he doesn't need a massive amount so works out less than you first think. I always mix it with a little wet food and veg if it's going spare.jen •11 years ago
I started my one year old cockerpoo on orijen two weeks ago. Previously she had been eating Canagan, which is had to mix with cheaper brands or cereal to get her to even look at! (She didn't like canagan and has always been a picky eater!) as soon as I opened the bag of Orijen, I worried she wouldn't like it, it was in small pieces, brown and boring! I couldn't have been more wrong. My dog absolutely loves this food. She seems healthier and her coat is growing faster. I would definitely recommend this to anyone. The best thing about it is the small feeding portions, which makes the food much cheaper than you think.