Harper & Bone Puppy Sensitive Salmon Deluxe
Dry Extruded · completeHigh meat
Our verdict
Is Harper & Bone Puppy Sensitive Salmon Deluxe a good dog food?
We score it 70/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete extruded dry food for puppies, with salmon, peas and pea protein as the main ingredients.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
30% 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 puppies
- 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. Find foods that fit your dog.
Nutrition and feedingProtein 29% · Fat 19%
Typical analysis (as fed)
| Nutrient | As fed |
|---|---|
| Protein | 29% |
| Fat | 19% |
| Fibre | 3% |
| Ash | 8% |
| Omega-3 fatty acids | 3% |
| Omega-6 fatty acids | 1% |
| Calcium | 1.25% |
| Phosphorus | 1.15% |
Energy: 394 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
Ration calculator on page based on age, current weight and adult weight; no printed table given.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
vitamin A 22000 IU/kg; vitamin D3 1900 IU/kg; vitamin E 650 mg/kg; vitamin C 150 mg/kg; iron (ferrous amino acid chelate, hydrated) 70 mg/kg; copper (cupric amino acid chelate, hydrated) 6 mg/kg; manganese (manganese amino acid chelate, hydrated) 32 mg/kg; zinc (zinc amino acid chelate, hydrated) 90 mg/kg; selenium (selenized yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397, inactivated, selenium yeast complex) 0.20 mg/kg; taurine 600 mg/kg; probiotic Bacillus velezensis C-3102 (DSM 15544) 1 x 10⁹ CFU/kg
Technological additives
antioxidants: tocopherol extracts from vegetable oils
Ingredients (27)30% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 73.5%
- carb 9.4%
- veg 8.3%
- supplement 5.3%
- fibre 1.8%
- oil 1.7%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Freshly prepared salmon (70%) | Salmon | meat · good | 70 | 70.0 |
| 2 | whole green peas | Peas | veg · good | - | 1.5 |
| 3 | pea protein | Pea protein | carb · medium | - | 1.5 |
| 4 | dehydrated potato | Potatoes | carb · medium | - | 1.5 |
| 5 | yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae) | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 1.4 |
| 6 | hydrolyzed salmon | Hydrolyzed Salmon | meat · good | - | 1.4 |
| 7 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 1.4 |
| 8 | flaxseed (natural source of omega-3 fatty acids) | Linseed | veg · good | - | 1.3 |
| 9 | potato protein | Potato protein | carb · medium | - | 1.3 |
| 10 | apple fiber | Apple Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 1.3 |
| 11 | fish oil (protected with natural tocopherols) | Fish Oil | oil · good | - | 1.3 |
| 12 | sweet potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | - | 1.2 |
| 13 | tapioca | Tapioca | carb · medium | - | 1.2 |
| 14 | glucosamine | Glucosamine | supplement · good | - | 1.2 |
| 15 | dehydrated kale | Kale | veg · good | - | 1.1 |
| 16 | Antarctic krill | Krill | meat · good | - | 1.1 |
| 17 | kelp seaweed | Seaweed | veg · good | - | 1.1 |
| 18 | spirulina | Spirulina | veg · good | - | 1.1 |
| 19 | chicory | Chicory | veg · good | - | 1.0 |
| 20 | hydrolyzed yeast cell wall | Yeast | supplement · good | - | 1.0 |
| 21 | dehydrated pumpkin | Pumpkin | veg · good | - | 1.0 |
| 22 | dehydrated broccoli | Broccoli | veg · good | - | 0.9 |
| 23 | blueberries | Blueberries | veg · good | - | 0.9 |
| 24 | cranberries | Cranberries | veg · good | - | 0.9 |
| 25 | chondroitin | Chondroitin | supplement · good | - | 0.8 |
| 26 | rosemary | Rosemary | veg · good | - | 0.8 |
| 27 | yucca schidigera. | Yucca Schidigera | supplement · good | - | 0.8 |
- 1. Freshly prepared salmon (70%)70% declared70.0% estimated
- 2. whole green peas1.5% estimated
- 3. pea protein1.5% estimated
- 4. dehydrated potato1.5% estimated
- 5. yeasts (Saccharomyces cerevisiae)1.4% estimated
- 6. hydrolyzed salmon1.4% estimated
- 7. minerals1.4% estimated
- 8. flaxseed (natural source of omega-3 fatty acids)1.3% estimated
- 9. potato protein1.3% estimated
- 10. apple fiber1.3% estimated
- 11. fish oil (protected with natural tocopherols)1.3% estimated
- 12. sweet potato1.2% estimated
- 13. tapioca1.2% estimated
- 14. glucosamine1.2% estimated
- 15. dehydrated kale1.1% estimated
- 16. Antarctic krill1.1% estimated
- 17. kelp seaweed1.1% estimated
- 18. spirulina1.1% estimated
- 19. chicory1.0% estimated
- 20. hydrolyzed yeast cell wall1.0% estimated
- 21. dehydrated pumpkin1.0% estimated
- 22. dehydrated broccoli0.9% estimated
- 23. blueberries0.9% estimated
- 24. cranberries0.9% estimated
- 25. chondroitin0.8% estimated
- 26. rosemary0.8% estimated
- 27. yucca schidigera.0.8% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: Harper & Bone
- Website
- https://harperandbone.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
- onlyfresh.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 70 out of 100. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +8.3 points and the meat content contributed +4.6 points. However, the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7 and ingredients without printed percentages contributed -3.2 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 | 0.9 | 9.191 | +8.27 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 47.8% | 0.096 | +4.59 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 12.6% | -0.115 | -1.46 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.092 | -0.38 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 14.1% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 11.9% | -0.012 | -0.14 |
| Undeclared quantities | 30.0% | -0.106 | -3.17 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| 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 | 0.9 | 9.191 | +8.27 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 47.8% | 0.096 | +4.59 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 12.6% | -0.115 | -1.46 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.092 | -0.38 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 14.1% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 11.9% | -0.012 | -0.14 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 30.0% | -0.106 | -3.17 |
| 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) | yes | 0.707 | +0.71 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -3.158 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.180 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| 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
- 70.0
- Final score
- 70/100
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 puppies and growth. 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.
Scored against FEDIAF growth minima; puppy scoring is under review.
| Nutrient | As fed (label) | Dry matter (scored) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 29 | 32 | 100 |
| Fat | 19 | 21 | 100 |
| Calcium | 1.25 | 1.4 | 100 |
| Phosphorus | 1.15 | 1.3 | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.1 | 1.1 | 100 |
| Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3) | - | - | 77.4 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 394 | 435.4 | 100 |
Omega fatty acids (omega-6 and omega-3): scored as the mean of its declared components (omega-6 54.7, omega-3 100). The FEDIAF minimum for omega-6 is linoleic acid specifically.
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score. Moisture was not declared and was estimated at 9.5% from the food type.
Declared fortification: 11 nutritional additives on the label
- vitamin A 22000 IU/kg
- vitamin D3 1900 IU/kg
- vitamin E 650 mg/kg
- vitamin C 150 mg/kg
- iron (ferrous amino acid chelate, hydrated) 70 mg/kg
- copper (cupric amino acid chelate, hydrated) 6 mg/kg
- manganese (manganese amino acid chelate, hydrated) 32 mg/kg
- zinc (zinc amino acid chelate, hydrated) 90 mg/kg
- selenium (selenized yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCYC R397, inactivated, selenium yeast complex) 0.20 mg/kg
- taurine 600 mg/kg
- probiotic Bacillus velezensis C-3102 (DSM 15544) 1 x 10⁹ CFU/kg
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.
| Item | Points |
|---|---|
| Ingredient list on the label (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Printed percentages on the label (70% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 14/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| 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 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 — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "Grain free" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "Contains a single source of animal protein" — supported by the declared single protein data.
11 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| perfect choice for puppies with delicate skin and sensitive stomachs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| care for your puppy's skin, coat, and joints (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| protection against possible allergies and food intolerances (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| boost the immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Fatty acids support learning abilities (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| calcium promotes healthy bone development (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain free (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| exclusively with fresh meat (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Meat meal or dehydrated protein content 0% (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Fresh Meat Content 70% (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Hypoallergenic (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Free from soy, corn or wheat (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains a single source of animal protein (on page) | Content | consistent | 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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