Growing Paws Cold Pressed Dog Food - 80/20 Duck
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Is Growing Paws Cold Pressed Dog Food - 80/20 Duck a good dog food?
We score it 78/100 (Good). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall score of 78 out of one hundred based on several key factors. The meat content contributed +6.6 points to the total, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6 points. Additionally, the processing format contributed +4.6 points, and printing percentages on the label provided another +3.2 points.
- Recipe78
- Nutritionalhigh97
- Transparency60
- Safety100
- Evidencelimited33
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.
Complete cold-pressed dry food for dogs of all life stages, with duck, tallow and sweet potatoes as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Scores 78, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
- Meat makes up an estimated 57% of the dry matter (75% as fed).
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Why you might not
We found no significant drawbacks in the data we hold for this product.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 52.20%
- Fat
- 17.90%
- Fibre
- 2.40%
- Ash
- 10.20%
- Moisture
- 7.30%
- Calcium
- 1.10%
- Phosphorus
- 0.70%
Energy: 385 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
No additives recorded yet.
Feeding guide
Transition gradually over 7 days. See feeding table for amounts based on body weight and activity level.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids beef: it is listed as an ingredient
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists white fish hydrolysate
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
- 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 | Duck (70%) | Duck | meat | medium | 70 | 70.0 |
| 2 | Beef Tallow (8%) | Tallow | oil | medium | 8 | 8.0 |
| 3 | Sweet Potato (8%) | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | 8 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Liver Gravy (3%) | Liver | meat | good | 3 | 3.0 |
| 5 | Whole Egg | Egg | meat | good | - | 0.8 |
| 6 | White Fish Hydrolysate | White Fish Hydrolysate | meat | good | - | 0.8 |
| 7 | Vitamins and Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement | medium | - | 0.8 |
| 8 | Prebiotic (Inulin) | Prebiotics | supplement | good | - | 0.8 |
| 9 | Peas | Peas | veg | good | - | 0.7 |
| 10 | Brewer’s Yeast | Brewer's Yeast | supplement | good | - | 0.7 |
| 11 | Cooked Linseed | Linseed | veg | good | - | 0.7 |
| 12 | Salmon Oil | Salmon Oil | oil | good | - | 0.7 |
| 13 | Apple Granulate | Apples | veg | good | - | 0.6 |
| 14 | Chicory Pulp | Chicory | veg | good | - | 0.6 |
| 15 | Pumpkin | Pumpkin | veg | good | - | 0.6 |
| 16 | Seaweed | Seaweed | veg | good | - | 0.6 |
| 17 | Alfalfa | Alfalfa | veg | good | - | 0.5 |
| 18 | Herbal Blend (0.25% Chicory Root, Parsley, Thyme, Nettle Leaf, Rosemary, Camomile Leaf, Sage, Yucca Extract, Rosehip, Dandelion Leaf, Turmeric, Aniseed, Blackcurrant, Chia Seeds) | Herbs | veg | medium | - | 0.5 |
| 19 | Joint Care Blend | unmatched | - | - | - | 0.5 |
| 20 | Glucosamine (0.1%) | Glucosamine | supplement | good | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Collagen (0.08%) | Collagen | supplement | good | 0.08 | 0.08 |
| 22 | Green Lipped Mussel (0.05%) | Green-Lipped Mussel | supplement | good | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 23 | Chondroitin Sulphate (0.05%) | Chondroitin | supplement | good | 0.05 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Natural Probiotic | Probiotic | supplement | good | - | 0.5 |
| 25 | MOS (Yeast) | Mannanoligosaccharides | supplement | good | - | 0.4 |
Brand
- Address
- Comber, Co. Down, Northern Ireland
- Contact page
- www.growingpaws.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-02
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.growingpaws.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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated
Scored with model v2 on 2026-09-22. Each component is the feature value for this product multiplied by the model's published coefficient.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.915 | +5.95 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 57.2% | 0.116 | +6.63 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 5.5% | -0.113 | -0.62 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 23.5% | -0.088 | -2.08 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.5% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 8.6% | -0.009 | -0.08 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.7% | -0.022 | -0.01 |
| Undeclared quantities | 10.7% | -0.131 | -1.40 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | -0.506 | -0.51 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 57.2 | -0.073 | -4.19 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | yes | 4.569 | +4.57 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.6 | 9.915 | +5.95 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 57.2% | 0.116 | +6.63 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 5.5% | -0.113 | -0.62 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 23.5% | -0.088 | -2.08 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.5% | -0.002 | -0.01 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 8.6% | -0.009 | -0.08 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.7% | -0.022 | -0.01 |
| Recipe graded poor | 0.0% | -0.045 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.182 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.868 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.056 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 10.7% | -0.131 | -1.40 |
| Prints ingredient percentages | yes | 3.194 | +3.19 |
| Complete diet | yes | 1.703 | +1.70 |
| Frozen or chilled fresh | no | 11.440 | +0.00 |
| High meat (30%+ of dry matter) | yes | -0.506 | -0.51 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | no | -1.988 | +0.00 |
| High carb and low meat | no | -1.250 | +0.00 |
| Meat share × printed percentages | 57.2 | -0.073 | -4.19 |
| Meat share × fresh | 0.0 | -0.339 | +0.00 |
| Fresh × high meat | 0.0 | 16.475 | +0.00 |
| Additive penalty | 0.00 | 0.236 | +0.00 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Raw | no | 13.322 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Chilled | no | 7.712 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Frozen | no | 6.583 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Refrigerated | no | 4.857 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Fresh Shelf | no | 0.072 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | no | 11.127 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | yes | 4.569 | +4.57 |
| Processing: Dry Baked | no | -2.321 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | no | -6.996 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Semi Moist | no | -6.833 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Muesli | no | -10.711 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | no | 2.935 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | 2.292 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.02
- Subtotal
- 77.8
- Final score
- 78/100
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 | |
|---|---|---|
| v2 | 78/100 | current |
| v1 | 76/100 |
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 | 52.2 | 56.3 (band 18 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 17.9 | 19.3 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 2.4 | 2.6 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 97.9 |
| Calcium | 1.1 | 1.2 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 90.6 |
| Phosphorus | 0.7 | 0.8 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 87.8 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.6 | 1.6 (band 1 to 2%) | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 385 | 415.3 | 100 |
Scored over 7 declared nutrients (combined weight 90); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
High confidence: full analysis plus minerals or omegas and declared energy.
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 (89.3% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 17.9/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) | 15/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| 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 (Additives 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 marketing claims made on the pack and product page, and how much evidence sits behind them. We record the claims as stated; we do not assess whether they are true.
| Claim | Type | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|
| supports lean muscle, energy and overall vitality (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| providing gentle, slow-release energy without gut disruption (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Liver gravy (3%) - adds palatability and a natural source of additional nutrients (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Cooked linseed & salmon oil - natural omega-3 and omega-6 for skin health, coat shine and inflammation support (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Apple granulate, chicory pulp, pumpkin, seaweed & alfalfa - natural superfoods supporting digestion, immunity and overall health (on page) | Functional | Manufacturer assertion |
| Our 80/20 Duck Cold Pressed Dog Food is built around an exceptional 70% duck meat content (on page) | Content | Manufacturer assertion |
| Sweet potato (8%) - a hypoallergenic, grain-free carbohydrate (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| delivering 52.2% crude protein per serving (on page) | Nutrient | Manufacturer assertion |
| No grains, no artificial additives (on page) | Free-from | Manufacturer assertion |
| The highest protein recipe in our entire cold pressed range (on page) | High/low level | Manufacturer assertion |
Limited: at least one claim rests on manufacturer assertion alone.
The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.
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