Nature's Protection Nature's Protection Superior Care White Dogs Grain Free Salmon All Breeds Puppy

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Is Nature's Protection Nature's Protection Superior Care White Dogs Grain Free Salmon All Breeds Puppy a good dog food?

We score it 46/100 (Average). 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, rice and barley as the main ingredients.

How we score

99% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

  • Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

  • Meat makes up an estimated 3% of the dry matter (8% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
  • No analytical breakdown is published.
  • 99% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
  • Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists poultry fat
  • Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists poultry fat
  • Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon
  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - white
  • 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. Find foods that fit your dog.

Ingredients (18)99% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • carb 27.8%
  • supplement 24.0%
  • veg 16.1%
  • oil 12.3%
  • fibre 11.2%
  • meat 7.6%
  • mineral 1.0%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1salmonSalmonmeat · good-7.6
2riceRice - whitecarb · medium-7.4
3barleyBarleycarb · medium-7.2
4poultry fatPoultry Fatoil · medium-6.9
5potato proteinPotato proteincarb · medium-6.7
6dried potatoPotatoescarb · medium-6.5
7peasPeasveg · good-6.3
8beet pulpBeet Pulpfibre · medium-6.0
9linseedLinseedveg · good-5.8
10brewer's yeastBrewer's Yeastsupplement · good-5.6
11coconut oilCoconut Oiloil · medium-5.4
12dynamic micronized clinoptilolite (1%)Clinoptilolitemineral · medium11.0
13chicory extractChicory Root Extractfibre · good-5.2
14mannano-oligosaccharides (MOS)Mannanoligosaccharidessupplement · good-4.9
15yucca extractYucca Schidigerasupplement · good-4.7
16glucosamineGlucosaminesupplement · good-4.5
17chondroitin sulphateChondroitinsupplement · good-4.3
18marigold mealCalendulaveg · good-4.0
  1. 1. salmon7.6% estimated
    Salmon · meat · good
  2. 2. rice7.4% estimated
    Rice - white · carb · medium
  3. 3. barley7.2% estimated
    Barley · carb · medium
  4. 4. poultry fat6.9% estimated
    Poultry Fat · oil · medium
  5. 5. potato protein6.7% estimated
    Potato protein · carb · medium
  6. 6. dried potato6.5% estimated
    Potatoes · carb · medium
  7. 7. peas6.3% estimated
    Peas · veg · good
  8. 8. beet pulp6.0% estimated
    Beet Pulp · fibre · medium
  9. 9. linseed5.8% estimated
    Linseed · veg · good
  10. 10. brewer's yeast5.6% estimated
    Brewer's Yeast · supplement · good
  11. 11. coconut oil5.4% estimated
    Coconut Oil · oil · medium
  12. 12. dynamic micronized clinoptilolite (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
    Clinoptilolite · mineral · medium
  13. 13. chicory extract5.2% estimated
    Chicory Root Extract · fibre · good
  14. 14. mannano-oligosaccharides (MOS)4.9% estimated
    Mannanoligosaccharides · supplement · good
  15. 15. yucca extract4.7% estimated
    Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good
  16. 16. glucosamine4.5% estimated
    Glucosamine · supplement · good
  17. 17. chondroitin sulphate4.3% estimated
    Chondroitin · supplement · good
  18. 18. marigold meal4.0% estimated
    Calendula · veg · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14

Brand and contact: Nature's Protection

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-14
Scored with
Model v3 (methodology)

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 food achieves an overall score of 46 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list adds +6.9 points. However, ingredients without printed percentages deduct -10.5, the processing format removes -6.7, and the carbohydrate content subtracts -3.

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 quality0.79.191+6.88
Carb share of dry matter26.2%-0.115-3.02
Oil share of dry matter15.7%-0.092-1.45
Vegetable share of dry matter12.6%-0.005-0.07
Supplement share of dry matter28.4%-0.012-0.35
Undeclared quantities99.0%-0.106-10.45
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
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ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.88
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter26.2%-0.115-3.02
Oil share of dry matter15.7%-0.092-1.45
Vegetable share of dry matter12.6%-0.005-0.07
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter28.4%-0.012-0.35
Other share of dry matter0.0%-0.375+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
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 quantities99.0%-0.106-10.45
Prints ingredient percentagesno0.000+0.00
Complete dietno2.294+0.00
Frozen or chilled freshno0.000+0.00
High meat (30%+ of dry matter)no0.707+0.00
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
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 multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
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 Extrudedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Semi Moistno-6.174+0.00
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
+0.02
Subtotal
45.7
Final score
46/100

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
v346/100current
v248/100
v147/100
v1.947/100
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.

ItemPoints
✓ Ingredient list on the label (mandatory)10/10
✓ Printed percentages on the label (1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)0.2/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file0/15
✗ Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file0/10
✗ 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 (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

No on-pack claims on file: nothing to verify.

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

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