Orijen Regional Red Dog

Dry Extruded · completeHigh meatClear label

75out of 100

Good

our rating

Our verdict

Is Orijen Regional Red Dog a good dog food?

We score it 75/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete extruded dry food for dogs of all life stages, with beef, lamb and pork as the main ingredients.

How we score

Why you might choose it

Scores 75, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
Meat makes up an estimated 84% of the dry matter (83% as fed).
Prints ingredient percentages on the label.

Why you might not

High in fat: 21% fat on a dry-matter basis.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list chicken, turkey, venison, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon
Your dog avoids pork: the label lists pork
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 20.5% 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 38% · Fat 18%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed
Protein	38%
Fat	18%
Fibre	5%
Ash	9%
Moisture	12%
Omega-3 fatty acids	1%
Omega-6 fatty acids	1.50%
Calcium	1.80%
Phosphorus	1.20%

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Store in cool, dry place.

Feeding guide

DAILY RATION & FEEDING GUIDE 1 Cup = 120g Dog Weight KG / LB 2-5 kg (4-11 lb) 5-10 kg (11-22 lb) 10-20 kg (22-44 lb) 20-30 kg (44-66 lb) 30-40 kg (66-88 lb) 40-50 kg (88-110 lb) 50-60 kg (110-132 lb) Less Active (1 hour or LESS daily exercise) Cups/Day / GR/Day 2-5 kg: ¼ - ½ / 31-63 5-10 kg: ½ - ⅞ / 63-109 10-20 kg: ⅞ - 1⅓ / 109-167 20-30 kg: 1⅓-1 ⅞ / 167-234 30-40 kg: 1⅞-2⅓ / 234-292 40-50 kg: 2⅓ - 2¾ / 292-344 50-60 kg: 2¾ - 3¼ / 344-391 Active (1 hour or MORE daily exercise) Cups/Day / GR/Day 2-5 kg: ⅓ - ¾ / 42-94 5-10 kg: ¾ - 1¼ / 94-156 10-20 kg: 1¼ - 2 / 156-250 20-30 kg: 2 - 2¾ / 250-344 30-40 kg: 2¾ - 31 / 344-438 40-50 kg: 3 ½ - 4 / 438-500 50-60 kg: 4 - 4¾ / 500-583 PUPPIES: at 1 ½ – 3 months old feed twice the adult amount. At 3 – 6 months feed 1 ½ times the adult amount. At 6 – 11 months feed 1 ¼ times the adult amount. GESTATION, increase from 25% to 50% of the adult amount. LACTATION: feed "free choice

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

3b612 Zinc 105 mg; 3a821 Vitamin B1 100 mg; 3a825i Vitamin B2 20 mg; 3a314 Niacin 200 mg; 3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate 60 mg; 3a831 Vitamin B6 35 mg; 3a316 Folic Acid 7 mg; 3a835 Vitamin B12 0.2 mg; 3a700 Vitamin E 375 IU

Technological additives

1b306(i) Tocopherol extract from vegetable oils 154 mg; 1a330 Citric acid 40 mg

Ingredients (46)15% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

meat 83.0%
veg 12.9%
oil 2.0%
carb 1.4%
fibre 0.7%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Raw beef (18.5%)	Beef	meat · medium	18.5	18.5
2	raw lamb (7%)	Lamb	meat · medium	7	7.0
3	raw pork (7%)	Pork	meat · medium	7	7.0
4	raw beef liver (5%)	Liver	meat · good	5	5.0
5	raw salmon (5%)	Salmon	meat · good	5	5.0
6	raw pork liver (5%)	Liver	meat · good	5	5.0
7	fresh eggs (5%)	Egg	meat · good	5	5.0
8	dehydrated lamb (5%)	Meat Meal	meat · medium	5	5.0
9	dehydrated beef (5%)	Meat Meal	meat · medium	5	5.0
10	dehydrated herring (5%)	Herring	meat · good	5	5.0
11	whole red lentils	Lentils	veg · medium	-	0.7
12	whole pinto beans	Whole Pinto Beans	carb · medium	-	0.7
13	dehydrated pork (3.5%)	Dehydrated Pork Protein	meat · good	3.5	3.5
14	dehydrated sardine (3.5%)	Sardines	meat · good	3.5	3.5
15	whole green lentils	Lentils	veg · medium	-	0.7
16	whole chickpeas	Chickpeas	veg · good	-	0.7
17	whole navy beans	Whole Navy Beans	carb · medium	-	0.7
18	lentil fibre	Lentil Fiber	fibre · medium	-	0.7
19	beef fat (2%)	Beef Fat	oil · medium	2	2.0
20	whitefish oil (2%)	White Fish	meat · good	2	2.0
21	raw lamb liver (1.5%)	Liver	meat · good	1.5	1.5
22	raw beef kidney (1.5%)	Kidney	meat · good	1.5	1.5
23	raw beef tripe (1.5%)	Tripe	meat · medium	1.5	1.5
24	raw lamb kidney (1%)	Kidney	meat · good	1	1.0
25	raw lamb tripe (1%)	Tripe	meat · medium	1	1.0
26	dried kelp	Kelp	veg · good	-	0.7
27	fresh whole pumpkin	Pumpkin	veg · good	-	0.6
28	fresh whole butternut squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	0.6
29	fresh whole zucchini	Courgette	veg · good	-	0.6
30	fresh whole carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	0.6
31	fresh whole apples	Apples	veg · good	-	0.6
32	fresh whole pears	Pears	veg · good	-	0.6
33	dried chicory root	Chicory root	veg · good	-	0.6
34	fresh kale	Kale	veg · good	-	0.5
35	fresh spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	0.5
36	fresh beet greens	Fresh Beet Greens	veg · good	-	0.5
37	fresh turnip greens	Turnip	veg · good	-	0.5
38	whole cranberries	Cranberries	veg · good	-	0.5
39	whole blueberries	Blueberries	veg · good	-	0.5
40	whole saskatoon berries	Whole Saskatoon Berries	veg · good	-	0.5
41	turmeric	Turmeric	veg · good	-	0.4
42	milk thistle	Milk Thistle	veg · good	-	0.4
43	burdock root	Burdock Root	veg · good	-	0.4
44	lavender	Lavender	veg · good	-	0.4
45	marshmallow root	Marshmallow Root	veg · good	-	0.4
46	rosehips	Rose Hip	veg · good	-	0.4

1. Raw beef (18.5%)18.5% declared18.5% estimated
Beef · meat · medium
2. raw lamb (7%)7% declared7.0% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
3. raw pork (7%)7% declared7.0% estimated
Pork · meat · medium
4. raw beef liver (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Liver · meat · good
5. raw salmon (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Salmon · meat · good
6. raw pork liver (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Liver · meat · good
7. fresh eggs (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Egg · meat · good
8. dehydrated lamb (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Meat Meal · meat · medium
9. dehydrated beef (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Meat Meal · meat · medium
10. dehydrated herring (5%)5% declared5.0% estimated
Herring · meat · good
11. whole red lentils0.7% estimated
Lentils · veg · medium
12. whole pinto beans0.7% estimated
Whole Pinto Beans · carb · medium
13. dehydrated pork (3.5%)3.5% declared3.5% estimated
Dehydrated Pork Protein · meat · good
14. dehydrated sardine (3.5%)3.5% declared3.5% estimated
Sardines · meat · good
15. whole green lentils0.7% estimated
Lentils · veg · medium
16. whole chickpeas0.7% estimated
Chickpeas · veg · good
17. whole navy beans0.7% estimated
Whole Navy Beans · carb · medium
18. lentil fibre0.7% estimated
Lentil Fiber · fibre · medium
19. beef fat (2%)2% declared2.0% estimated
Beef Fat · oil · medium
20. whitefish oil (2%)2% declared2.0% estimated
White Fish · meat · good
21. raw lamb liver (1.5%)1.5% declared1.5% estimated
Liver · meat · good
22. raw beef kidney (1.5%)1.5% declared1.5% estimated
Kidney · meat · good
23. raw beef tripe (1.5%)1.5% declared1.5% estimated
Tripe · meat · medium
24. raw lamb kidney (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
Kidney · meat · good
25. raw lamb tripe (1%)1% declared1.0% estimated
Tripe · meat · medium
26. dried kelp0.7% estimated
Kelp · veg · good
27. fresh whole pumpkin0.6% estimated
Pumpkin · veg · good
28. fresh whole butternut squash0.6% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
29. fresh whole zucchini0.6% estimated
Courgette · veg · good
30. fresh whole carrots0.6% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
31. fresh whole apples0.6% estimated
Apples · veg · good
32. fresh whole pears0.6% estimated
Pears · veg · good
33. dried chicory root0.6% estimated
Chicory root · veg · good
34. fresh kale0.5% estimated
Kale · veg · good
35. fresh spinach0.5% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
36. fresh beet greens0.5% estimated
Fresh Beet Greens · veg · good
37. fresh turnip greens0.5% estimated
Turnip · veg · good
38. whole cranberries0.5% estimated
Cranberries · veg · good
39. whole blueberries0.5% estimated
Blueberries · veg · good
40. whole saskatoon berries0.5% estimated
Whole Saskatoon Berries · veg · good
41. turmeric0.4% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good
42. milk thistle0.4% estimated
Milk Thistle · veg · good
43. burdock root0.4% estimated
Burdock Root · veg · good
44. lavender0.4% estimated
Lavender · veg · good
45. marshmallow root0.4% estimated
Marshmallow Root · veg · good
46. rosehips0.4% estimated
Rose Hip · veg · good

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

Brand and contact: Orijen

Website: https://www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 01737 767679
Address: Bancroft Place, 10 Bancroft Road, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 7RP, UK
Contact page: www.orijenpetfoods.co.uk
Social: Facebook · Instagram

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.orijenpetfoods.co.uk

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 overall score is 75 out of 100. The meat content contributed +8.1 points and the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +6.7 points, both lifting the result. The processing format reduced the score by -6.7 points, while being labelled nutritionally complete added +2.3 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	0.7	9.191	+6.70
Meat share of dry matter	84.2%	0.096	+8.09
Carb share of dry matter	2.8%	-0.115	-0.32
Oil share of dry matter	4.5%	-0.092	-0.41
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.2%	-0.005	-0.04
Undeclared quantities	15.0%	-0.106	-1.58
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	0.7	9.191	+6.70
Meat share of dry matter	84.2%	0.096	+8.09
Carb share of dry matter	2.8%	-0.115	-0.32
Oil share of dry matter	4.5%	-0.092	-0.41
Vegetable share of dry matter	7.2%	-0.005	-0.04
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.012	+0.00
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	15.0%	-0.106	-1.58
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: 74.8
Final score: 75/100

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.

Model	Score
v3	75/100	current
v2	72/100
v1	71/100
v1.9	73/100

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.

Nutrient	As fed (label)	Dry matter (scored)	Score
Protein	38	43.2 (band 18 to 40%)	100
Fat	18	20.5 (band 5.5 to 20%)	100
Fibre	5	5.7 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Calcium	1.8	2 (band 0.5 to 2.5%)	100
Phosphorus	1.2	1.4 (band 0.4 to 1.6%)	100
Calcium:phosphorus ratio	1.5	1.5 (band 1 to 2%)	100
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 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 9 nutritional additives on the label

3b612 Zinc 105 mg
3a821 Vitamin B1 100 mg
3a825i Vitamin B2 20 mg
3a314 Niacin 200 mg
3a841 Calcium-D-pantothenate 60 mg
3a831 Vitamin B6 35 mg
3a316 Folic Acid 7 mg
3a835 Vitamin B12 0.2 mg
3a700 Vitamin E 375 IU

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 (85% of the recipe mass) (voluntary)	17/20
✓ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory)	15/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)	10/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file	0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)	5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)	10/10
✓ 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 (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
ORIJEN Regional Red diet is made with meat from raw beef, lamb, pork, beef liver and salmon. (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
With 85% quality animal ingredients and a freeze-dried liver coating (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
The first 5 ingredients are raw meat and fish ingredients. (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
85% quality meat and fish ingredients, providing a strong source of essential protein, vitamins, and minerals. (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion