Happy Dog NaturCroq Salmon & Rice Dry Dog Food
Dry Extruded complete Clear label
Is Happy Dog NaturCroq Salmon & Rice Dry Dog Food 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".
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 41 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +3 points to the total. However, the presence of ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -9. Furthermore, the processing format decreased the score by -6.7, and the carbohydrate content lowered the final result by -5.9.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
85% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe41
- Nutritionallow93
- Transparency48
- Safety100
- EvidenceNot recorded
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.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 22%
- Fat
- 9%
- Fibre
- 3%
- Ash
- 6%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 0.30%
- Omega-6 fatty acids
- 2%
- Calcium
- 1.20%
- Phosphorus
- 0.90%
- Sodium
- 0.30%
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin A (3a672a) 10250 IU/kg; Vitamin D3 (3a671) 1000 IU/kg; Vitamin E (all rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate 3a700) 60 mg/kg; Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate 3a821) 4 mg/kg; Vitamin B2 (riboflavin 3a825ii) 6 mg/kg; Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride 3a831) 3 mg/kg; Biotin (3a880) 350 mcg/kg; Calcium D-pantothenate (3a841) 10 mg/kg; Niacin (3a314) 45 mg/kg; Vitamin B12 60 mcg/kg; Iron (iron (II) sulfate monohydrate 3b103) 80 mg/kg; Copper (copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate 3b405) 8 mg/kg; Zinc (zinc oxide 3b603) 80 mg/kg; Manganese (manganese (II) oxide 3b502) 5 mg/kg; Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous 3b202) 2 mg/kg; Selenium (sodium selenite 3b801) 0.15 mg/kg
Technological additives
Tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils 1b306(i)
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef fat
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists dehydrated poultry proteins
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon protein
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists wheat
- You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
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 (25)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poultry protein | Dehydrated Poultry Proteins | meat | good | - | 5.6 |
| 2 | wholegrain wheat | Wheat | carb | poor | - | 5.4 |
| 3 | wholegrain corn | Whole-Grain Maize | carb | medium | - | 5.3 |
| 4 | wheat flour | Wheat | carb | poor | - | 5.2 |
| 5 | cornmeal | Maize Flour | carb | medium | - | 5.0 |
| 6 | wholegrain barley | Barley | carb | medium | - | 4.9 |
| 7 | rice flour (8%) | Rice flour | carb | medium | 8 | 8.0 |
| 8 | salmon protein (5%) | Salmon Protein | meat | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 9 | beet molasses escalope (sugar-free) | Blackstrap molasses | carb | medium | - | 4.7 |
| 10 | poultry fat | Poultry Fat | oil | medium | - | 4.6 |
| 11 | beef fat | Beef Fat | oil | medium | - | 4.5 |
| 12 | liver hydrolysate | Liver Hydrolysate | meat | medium | - | 4.3 |
| 13 | fish meal | Fish Meal | meat | medium | - | 4.2 |
| 14 | sunflower oil (0.8%) | Sunflower oil | oil | good | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 15 | apple pomace (0.8%) | Apple Fibre | fibre | medium | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| 16 | yeast | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 4.1 |
| 17 | malt germs | Malt | carb | medium | - | 3.9 |
| 18 | potassium chloride | Potassium Chloride | supplement | medium | - | 3.8 |
| 19 | rapeseed oil (0.2%) | Rapeseed oil | oil | good | 0.2 | 0.2 |
| 20 | sodium chloride | Salt | additive | poor | - | 3.6 |
| 21 | green oats | Oats | carb | medium | - | 3.5 |
| 22 | sunflowers | unmatched | - | - | - | 3.4 |
| 23 | cress | Cress | veg | medium | - | 3.2 |
| 24 | parsley | Parsley | veg | good | - | 3.1 |
| 25 | (green herbs: 0.3%) | Herbs | veg | medium | - | 2.9 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.happydoguk.com/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- (530) 267-6262
- Address
- 300 Salem Street Chico,CA 95928
- Contact page
- www.happydog.com
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.happydoguk.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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-06. 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 | 0.3 | 9.191 | +3.05 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 1.8% | 0.096 | +0.17 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 51.4% | -0.115 | -5.92 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.6% | -0.092 | -1.16 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.7% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 4.1% | 0.163 | +0.67 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 9.1% | -0.012 | -0.11 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 2.1% | -0.027 | -0.06 |
| Recipe graded poor | 14.2% | -0.065 | -0.93 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.4% | 0.060 | +0.33 |
| Undeclared quantities | 85.2% | -0.106 | -9.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| High carb and low meat | yes | -1.180 | -1.18 |
| Additive penalty | -4.43 | 0.222 | -0.98 |
| 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 | 0.3 | 9.191 | +3.05 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 1.8% | 0.096 | +0.17 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 51.4% | -0.115 | -5.92 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 12.6% | -0.092 | -1.16 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 1.7% | -0.005 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 4.1% | 0.163 | +0.67 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 9.1% | -0.012 | -0.11 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 2.1% | -0.027 | -0.06 |
| Recipe graded poor | 14.2% | -0.065 | -0.93 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.4% | 0.060 | +0.33 |
| Undeclared quantities | 85.2% | -0.106 | -9.00 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | no | 0.000 | +0.00 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| 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 | -4.43 | 0.222 | -0.98 |
| 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
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 40.7
- 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
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.
Guaranteed-analysis FEDIAF score: crude minimums and maximums are bounds, not typical values; moisture (a maximum) uses the processing median where available; experimental US score.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 22 | 24.3 (band 18 to 40%) | 87.2 |
| Fat | 9 | 9.9 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 88.4 |
| Fibre | 3 | 3.3 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.2 | 1.3 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 94.8 |
| Phosphorus | 0.9 | 1 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 99.7 |
| Sodium | 0.3 | 0.3 (band 0.1+%) | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.3 | 1.3 (band 1 to 2%) | 90 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 100 |
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.
Scored over 8 declared nutrients (combined weight 95); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
Declared fortification: 16 nutritional additives on the label
- Vitamin A (3a672a) 10250 IU/kg
- Vitamin D3 (3a671) 1000 IU/kg
- Vitamin E (all rac-alpha-tocopheryl acetate 3a700) 60 mg/kg
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine mononitrate 3a821) 4 mg/kg
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin 3a825ii) 6 mg/kg
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride 3a831) 3 mg/kg
- Biotin (3a880) 350 mcg/kg
- Calcium D-pantothenate (3a841) 10 mg/kg
- Niacin (3a314) 45 mg/kg
- Vitamin B12 60 mcg/kg
- Iron (iron (II) sulfate monohydrate 3b103) 80 mg/kg
- Copper (copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate 3b405) 8 mg/kg
- Zinc (zinc oxide 3b603) 80 mg/kg
- Manganese (manganese (II) oxide 3b502) 5 mg/kg
- Iodine (calcium iodate anhydrous 3b202) 2 mg/kg
- Selenium (sodium selenite 3b801) 0.15 mg/kg
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture 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.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (14.8% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 3/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| 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) | 10/10 |
| 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, 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.
Claims on file; none we can check against the label
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| supports digestion, vitality, and overall wellbeing in adult dogs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Rich in omega-3 and -6 for a healthy shine (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| A balanced, easily digestible food made with salmon, rice, and Bavarian wholegrains (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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