Dachshund Superfood 80/20 Dog Food – Salmon

Dry Extruded complete High meat Clear label

74out of 100

Good

our rating

Is Dachshund Superfood 80/20 Dog Food – Salmon a good dog food?

We score it 74/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

How we score

Why this score?

This recipe achieves an overall score of 74 out of one hundred. The meat content contributed +11.6 to this total, alongside the overall quality of the ingredient list which added +9.9. However, the processing format brought a deduction of -7, while printing percentages on the label provided a further addition of +3.2.

Recipe
74
Nutritional
Not recorded
Transparency
60
Safety
100
Evidencelimited
33

The Recipe score measures how attractive and transparent the declared ingredient list is. It is not, by itself, proof that the food is nutritionally appropriate for long-term feeding. The Nutritional and Evidence scores measure what we can verify towards that stronger claim.

Complete extruded dry food for dogs of all life stages, with salmon, herring and haddock as the main ingredients.

Why you might choose it

Scores 74, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 100% of the dry matter.
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

No analytical breakdown is published.

View the source page

Estimated composition

meat100.0%

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Technological additives

Rosemary extract

Feeding guide

There is a feeding guide on the back of each recipe bag. Guidelines should be adapted to take into account your dog’s breed, age, temperament, and activity level.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Single named protein: fish
Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

These points are derived from declared ingredients and analysis, not a substitute for veterinary advice. If your dog has a diagnosed condition, food choice is a medical nutrition decision: speak to your vet. Use the homepage filter to find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (5)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	40% Freshly Prepared Scottish Salmon	Salmon	meat	good	40	40.0
2	19% Dried Salmon	Salmon	meat	good	19	19.0
3	9% Dried Herring	Herring	meat	good	9	9.0
4	5% Freshly Prepared Haddock	Haddock	meat	good	5	5.0
5	5% Freshly Prepared Trout	Trout	meat	good	5	5.0

Brand

Website: https://dachshundsuperfood.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: +44 (0) 7747 621031
Contact page: dachshundsuperfood.co.uk
Social: Tiktok · Facebook · Instagram

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-07
Scored with: Model v2 (methodology)
Product page: dachshundsuperfood.co.uk

Recall history is presentation-only and never affects the score. Dates are when we recorded the data, not when the manufacturer last changed the recipe.

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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	1.0	9.915	+9.92
Meat share of dry matter	100.0%	0.116	+11.60
Undeclared quantities	22.0%	-0.131	-2.88
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
Complete diet	yes	1.703	+1.70
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Meat share × printed percentages	100.0	-0.073	-7.33
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Dry Extruded	yes	-6.996	-7.00

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	32.336	+32.34
Average ingredient quality	1.0	9.915	+9.92
Meat share of dry matter	100.0%	0.116	+11.60
Carb share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.113	+0.00
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.088	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.002	+0.00
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.177	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.009	+0.00
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.371	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.022	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	0.0%	-0.045	+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.182	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	0	-0.868	+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient	0.0%	0.056	+0.00
Undeclared quantities	22.0%	-0.131	-2.88
Prints ingredient percentages	yes	3.194	+3.19
Complete diet	yes	1.703	+1.70
Frozen or chilled fresh	no	11.440	+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)	yes	-0.506	-0.51
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	no	-1.988	+0.00
High carb and low meat	no	-1.250	+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages	100.0	-0.073	-7.33
Meat share × fresh	0.0	-0.339	+0.00
Fresh × high meat	0.0	16.475	+0.00
Additive penalty	0.00	0.236	+0.00
Processing multiplier	1.00	32.336	+32.34
Processing: Raw	no	13.322	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	7.712	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	no	6.583	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigerated	no	4.857	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelf	no	0.072	+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	no	11.127	+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Dried	no	9.320	+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressed	no	4.569	+0.00
Processing: Dry Baked	no	-2.321	+0.00
Processing: Dry Extruded	yes	-6.996	-7.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moist	no	-6.833	+0.00
Processing: Dry Muesli	no	-10.711	+0.00
Processing: Wet Pate	no	2.935	+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunks	no	2.292	+0.00

Processing-type offset: -0.01
Additives declared on label: +1 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 74.4
Final score: 74/100

Contributions are rounded to two decimals, so they may not sum exactly to the subtotal. The full coefficient table is published on the methodology page.

Score history across model versions

The score shown above is always computed with the latest published model. Earlier scores are kept for the record and are never edited or deleted; a scoring change ships as a new model version with a public write-up on the methodology page.

Model	Score
v2	74/100	current
v1	72/100

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Analytical constituents not declared

Transparency: what the label discloses

How much the manufacturer discloses, measured against the FEDIAF Code of Good Labelling Practice and Regulation 767/2009. Mandatory items dominate the weighting.

Item	Points
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (78% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	15.6/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file	0/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file	0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)	10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file	0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Batch and date labelling).

Safety: recall history

Recall and safety-notice history, time-decayed. This dimension is shown alongside the score and never feeds the headline number.

No recalls recorded in our database.

See all current recalls we track.

Evidence: what the brand claims, and what supports it

The marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.

Claim	Type	Substantiation
Salmon is naturally rich in omega-3 essential fatty acids which have anti-inflammatory properties and provide support for skin and coat condition and joint health (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
Digestive Health Prebiotics MOS and FOS that may help to promote the growth of healthy gut bacteria and aid digestion (on page)	Functional	Manufacturer assertion
80% Total Animal Ingredients (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion
Grain free (on page)	Free-from	Manufacturer assertion
40% Freshly Prepared Scottish Salmon (on page)	Content	Manufacturer assertion

Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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