Dr. Clauder's Best Selection No 6 Wild mit Kürbis

Wet Chunks · completeHigh meatClear label

Best Selection No 6 Wild mit Kürbis
Good
our rating

Our verdict

Is Dr. Clauder's Best Selection No 6 Wild mit Kürbis a good dog food?

We score it 72/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete wet food in chunks for adult dogs, with venison, heart and muscle meat as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

  • Meat makes up an estimated 36% of the dry matter (51% as fed).
  • Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
  • Prints a percentage for nearly every ingredient, so the recipe is fully auditable.

Why you might not

  • Around 61% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.
  • High in fat: 32% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids venison: the label lists venison
  • Your dog avoids pork: it is listed as an ingredient
  • You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
  • You are limiting fat: 32.0% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

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. Find foods that fit your dog.

Nutrition and feedingProtein 10.40% · Fat 6.40%

Typical analysis (as fed)

NutrientAs fed
Protein10.40%
Fat6.40%
Fibre0.40%
Ash2.30%
Moisture80%

Additives & feeding info

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin D3 200 IE; Zink als Zinksulfat; Monohydrat 25 mg; Mangan als Mangan(II)-sulfat; Monohydrat 1.4 mg; Jod als Kalziumjodat; wasserfrei 0.75 mg; Taurin 1500 mg

Ingredients (9)9 of 9 percentages printed

Estimated composition

  • meat 50.8%
  • unknown 45.9%
  • veg 2.1%
  • supplement 1.0%
  • oil 0.2%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
122.93% venisonVenisonmeat · good22.9322.9
222.93% wild boar: heartHeartmeat · good22.9322.9
322.93% muscle meatMuscle Meatmeat · good22.9322.9
45% liverLivermeat · good55.0
522.93% lungLungmeat · medium22.9322.9
62% pumpkinPumpkinveg · good22.0
71% mineralsVitamins and mineralssupplement · medium11.0
80.2% safflower oilSafflower Oiloil · good0.20.2
90.1% dandelionDandelion Rootveg · good0.10.1
  1. 1. 22.93% venison22.93% declared22.9% estimated
    Venison · meat · good
  2. 2. 22.93% wild boar: heart22.93% declared22.9% estimated
    Heart · meat · good
  3. 3. 22.93% muscle meat22.93% declared22.9% estimated
    Muscle Meat · meat · good
  4. 4. 5% liver5% declared5.0% estimated
    Liver · meat · good
  5. 5. 22.93% lung22.93% declared22.9% estimated
    Lung · meat · medium
  6. 6. 2% pumpkin2% declared2.0% estimated
    Pumpkin · veg · good
  7. 7. 1% minerals1% declared1.0% estimated
    Vitamins and minerals · supplement · medium
  8. 8. 0.2% safflower oil0.2% declared0.2% estimated
    Safflower Oil · oil · good
  9. 9. 0.1% dandelion0.1% declared0.1% estimated
    Dandelion Root · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-08-22

Brand and contact: Dr. Clauder's

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-08-22
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)
Product page
www.dr-clauder.com

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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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The product scored 72 out of 100. The meat content contributed +3.5 points and the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +2.6. Being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3, while ingredients we could not classify had a negative effect of -1.6 points.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.

ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.39.191+2.55
Meat share of dry matter36.9%0.096+3.54
Oil share of dry matter0.5%-0.092-0.05
Supplement share of dry matter2.4%-0.012-0.03
Unrecognised share of dry matter59.4%-0.027-1.57
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
Processing: Wet Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.39.191+2.55
Meat share of dry matter36.9%0.096+3.54
Carb share of dry matter0.0%-0.115+0.00
Oil share of dry matter0.5%-0.092-0.05
Vegetable share of dry matter0.8%-0.005-0.00
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter2.4%-0.012-0.03
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter59.4%-0.027-1.57
Recipe graded poor0.0%-0.065+0.00
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients0-0.876+0.00
Largest single poor ingredient0.0%0.060+0.00
Undeclared quantities0.0%-0.106+0.00
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietyes2.294+2.29
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)yes0.707+0.71
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)no-3.158+0.00
High carb and low meatno-1.180+0.00
Meat share × printed percentages0.00.000+0.00
Meat share × fresh0.00.000+0.00
Fresh × high meat0.011.084+0.00
Additive penalty0.000.222+0.00
Processing multiplier1.0033.786+33.79
Processing: Rawno-0.054+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilledno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozenno-2.354+0.00
Processing: Fresh Refrigeratedno0.000+0.00
Processing: Fresh Shelfno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Dry Freeze Driedno6.629+0.00
Processing: Dry Air Driedno6.331+0.00
Processing: Dry Cold Pressedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksyes-0.672-0.67
Processing-type offset
-0.08
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
72.4
Final score
72/100

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.

ModelScore
v372/100current
v277/100
v163/100
v1.964/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

How the declared analysis compares with FEDIAF reference ranges for adult dogs. The label prints as-fed values; we convert to a dry-matter basis before scoring, and the bands are dry-matter ranges. Scores rise to 100 at the band midpoint: the reference is adequacy, not maximisation. Nutrients with a published upper limit taper again above it; fat is policed through calorie density rather than a direct penalty.

NutrientAs fed (label)Dry matter (scored)Score
Protein10.452 (band 18 to 40%)100
Fat6.432 (band 5.5 to 20%)100
Fibre0.42 (band 0.5 to 5%)90

Scored over 3 declared nutrients (combined weight 50); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 8 nutritional additives on the label
  • Vitamin D3 200 IE
  • Zink als Zinksulfat
  • Monohydrat 25 mg
  • Mangan als Mangan(II)-sulfat
  • Monohydrat 1.4 mg
  • Jod als Kalziumjodat
  • wasserfrei 0.75 mg
  • Taurin 1500 mg

Medium confidence: the full five-part analysis is on file; where moisture was not declared it was estimated from the food type.

This measures agreement with published reference ranges, not suitability for an individual dog. For medical conditions, follow veterinary guidance.

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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (100% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)20/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✗ Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)10/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Feeding guidance given, 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 claims made on the pack and product page, checked against the declared label. We record claims as stated; "consistent" means our stored label data supports the claim, "contradicted" means it conflicts with it. Functional claims are recorded but never scored.

100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.

Consistent with the label

  • "Alleinfuttermittel für erwachsene Katzen" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.

9 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.

Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Nachhaltige Produktion in Deutschland ... am Niederrhein (on page)provenancenot checkableManufacturer assertion
Kürbis als Ballaststoff- und Antioxidantienquelle zur Unterstützung der Gesundheit (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Distelöl und Löwenzahn fördern Haut- und Fellgesundheit sowie die Entgiftung (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Dieses hochwertige Produkt kann durch Distelöl die Haut und das Fell Ihrer Katze unterstützen (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Kürbis, der reich an Ballaststoffen und Antioxidantien ist und vor Infektionen und Entzündungen schützen kann (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Löwenzahn ein, da es Bitterstoffe und Flavonoide enthält, die helfen können, Giftstoffe aus dem Körper zu entfernen (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Alleinfuttermittel für erwachsene Katzen (on page)ContentconsistentManufacturer assertion
Made in Germany (on pack)provenancenot checkableManufacturer assertion
Die Proteinquelle Wild bezeichnet den Fleischanteil der Nummer 6 (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Hoher Anteil an Wildfleisch für eine natürliche Proteinquelle (on page)High/low levelnot checkableManufacturer assertion

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

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