Our verdict
Is Green Petfood WITH POTATO & PEA a good dog food?
We score it 41/100 (Poor). The main reasons are set out in "Why you might not" below, and every step of the calculation is shown under "How we calculated this score".
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with potatoes, sweet potatoes and pea flour as the main ingredients.
65% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
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, 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. Find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (13)65% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- carb 56.4%
- fibre 13.1%
- veg 9.8%
- oil 7.6%
- additive 7.2%
- supplement 5.9%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dried potato 17.5% | Potatoes | carb · medium | 17.5 | 17.5 |
| 2 | dried sweet potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | - | 8.4 |
| 3 | pea flour 17% | Pea flour | carb · medium | 17 | 17.0 |
| 4 | potato protein | Potato protein | carb · medium | - | 8.0 |
| 5 | vegetable oil | Vegetable oil | oil · medium | - | 7.6 |
| 6 | partially hydrolysed yeast | Hydrolysed Yeast | additive · medium | - | 7.2 |
| 7 | apple fibre | Apple Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 6.8 |
| 8 | beet fibre | Beet Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 6.3 |
| 9 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 5.9 |
| 10 | hydrolysed vegetable protein | Vegetable protein extracts | carb · poor | - | 5.5 |
| 11 | ground chicory root | Chicory root | veg · good | - | 5.1 |
| 12 | herbs | Herbs | veg · medium | - | 4.6 |
| 13 | fruits 0.1% | Fruit | veg · medium | 0.1 | 0.1 |
- 1. dried potato 17.5%17.5% declared17.5% estimated
- 2. dried sweet potato8.4% estimated
- 3. pea flour 17%17% declared17.0% estimated
- 4. potato protein8.0% estimated
- 5. vegetable oil7.6% estimated
- 6. partially hydrolysed yeast7.2% estimated
- 7. apple fibre6.8% estimated
- 8. beet fibre6.3% estimated
- 9. minerals5.9% estimated
- 10. hydrolysed vegetable protein5.5% estimated
- 11. ground chicory root5.1% estimated
- 12. herbs4.6% estimated
- 13. fruits 0.1%0.1% declared0.1% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: Green Petfood
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-14
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.green-petfood.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?
This recipe achieves an overall score of 41 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list positively influences the result by adding +4.3 points. However, ingredients without printed percentages reduce the score by -6.9 points. Furthermore, the carbohydrate content deducts -6.7 points, and the processing format further reduces the score by -6.7 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.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.26 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 58.3% | -0.115 | -6.70 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 9.6% | -0.092 | -0.88 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.9% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 8.3% | 0.163 | +1.34 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.9% | -0.012 | -0.08 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.5% | -0.065 | -0.36 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.5% | 0.060 | +0.33 |
| Undeclared quantities | 65.4% | -0.106 | -6.91 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | yes | -1.180 | -1.18 |
| Additive penalty | -9.09 | 0.222 | -2.02 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.26 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 58.3% | -0.115 | -6.70 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 9.6% | -0.092 | -0.88 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.9% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 8.3% | 0.163 | +1.34 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 6.9% | -0.012 | -0.08 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.5% | -0.065 | -0.36 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.5% | 0.060 | +0.33 |
| Undeclared quantities | 65.4% | -0.106 | -6.91 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | no | 2.294 | +0.00 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | yes | -1.180 | -1.18 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 11.084 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | -9.09 | 0.222 | -2.02 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Raw | no | -0.054 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | -2.354 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 6.629 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 6.331 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -6.713 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.174 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.146 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- +0.02
- Subtotal
- 41.1
- Final score
- 41/100
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.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
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 (34.6% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 6.9/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| 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, Additives declared, 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 · strong — 3 checkable claims: 3 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Nutritionally optimised complete feed for adult dogs." — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
- "Grain free formula" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "100% balanced, grain-free recipe" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
26 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Strong: at least three checkable claims, all consistent with the declared label, and no compliance cap.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| developed in Germany (on page) | provenance | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Nutritionally optimised complete feed for adult dogs. (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain free formula (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Skin & coat (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| With valuable fatty acids, vitamins, zinc and copper for a shiny coat and beautiful skin (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Vegetarian dog food with potato and pea for sensitive adult dogs (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Vegetarian dog food with potato and pea for adult dogs (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% balanced, grain-free recipe (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Free from artificial colourings, flavourings, and preservatives (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| doesn't just ensure an inner radiance (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| valuable fatty acids, vitamins, plus zinc and copper in an easily absorbable, organically bound form ensure a shiny coat and beautiful skin (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| suitable for sensitive dogs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports daily dental hygiene (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Gum massage included! (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| easy to digest (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| ensures good vibes in the bowl (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| we completely avoid meat (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| We naturally also avoid unnecessary additives in our treats (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% vegan (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| without meat — but with peas and potatoes (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| vegetarian (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 100% taste, 0% nonsense: Pure recipes, real ingredients - and nothing else (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| it tastes great (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| without meat (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| We completely avoid animal protein sources (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| low-calorie, grain-free recipe (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| provides dogs with everything they need every day (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| contains no meat whatsoever (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| provides your adult dog with all the necessary nutrients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer 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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