Rhondda Raw Small Dental Stix

Treat · complementary

Small Dental Stix
This is sold as a treat, not as an everyday meal. The 1–100 rating applies to complete meals, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Our verdict

Is Rhondda Raw Small Dental Stix a good dog food?

This is a treat, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a treat should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

Complementary baked dry treats for adult dogs, with potato starch, glycerine and powdered cellulose as the main ingredients.

How we score

100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

The data we hold shows no standout strengths for this product.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • 2 poor-graded ingredients make up about 34% of the recipe.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids grain: the label lists malt extract

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.

What the label tells us

  • The label lists 7 ingredients.
  • Lists no artificial colours or preservatives.
  • Prints no ingredient quantities.
Why is this treat not scored?

Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.

What should I look for on a treat label?

A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.

These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.

Nutrition and feeding

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Feeding guide

1 piece per day. Recommended for dogs 9 months and older. Always have fresh water available to your dog and supervise your dog while it is chewing.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

natural colorants (annatto extract color 0.1%, alfalfa extract 1.0%)

Ingredients (7)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • carb 40.3%
  • supplement 27.3%
  • other 16.9%
  • fibre 15.6%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Potato starchPotato starchcarb · poor-18.2
2glycerinGlycerineother · medium-16.9
3powdered cellulosePowdered Cellulosefibre · poor-15.6
4lecithinLecithinsupplement · good-14.3
5yeastYeastsupplement · good-13.0
6malt extractMalt Extractcarb · medium-11.7
7lupineSweet Lupinecarb · medium-10.4
  1. 1. Potato starch18.2% estimated
    Potato starch · carb · poor
  2. 2. glycerin16.9% estimated
    Glycerine · other · medium
  3. 3. powdered cellulose15.6% estimated
    Powdered Cellulose · fibre · poor
  4. 4. lecithin14.3% estimated
    Lecithin · supplement · good
  5. 5. yeast13.0% estimated
    Yeast · supplement · good
  6. 6. malt extract11.7% estimated
    Malt Extract · carb · medium
  7. 7. lupine10.4% estimated
    Sweet Lupine · carb · medium

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-13

Brand and contact: Rhondda Raw

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-13
Product page
rhonddaraw.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

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 quality0.49.191+3.62
Carb share of dry matter33.5%-0.115-3.86
Supplement share of dry matter35.1%-0.012-0.43
Other share of dry matter11.8%-0.375-4.42
Recipe graded poor33.8%-0.065-2.19
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient18.2%0.060+1.09
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Processing multiplier0.9833.786+33.11
Processing: Dry Bakedyes-6.713-6.71
Show all 40 components
ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.49.191+3.62
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter33.5%-0.115-3.86
Oil share of dry matter0.0%-0.092+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter0.0%-0.005+0.00
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter35.1%-0.012-0.43
Other share of dry matter11.8%-0.375-4.42
Unrecognised share of dry matter0.0%-0.027+0.00
Recipe graded poor33.8%-0.065-2.19
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient18.2%0.060+1.09
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
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 Bakedyes-6.713-6.71
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
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
Additives declared on label
+1 transparency bonus
Subtotal
36.7
Final score
37/100

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.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

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
v337/100current
v241/100
v140/100
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

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 (voluntary) - not on file0/20
✗ Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file0/15
✓ Additives declared (mandatory)5/10
✗ Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file0/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)5/10
✗ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) - not on file0/10
✗ Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file0/5

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.

0/100 · limited — 1 checkable claim: 0 consistent, 1 contradicted.

Contradicted by the label

  • "Edible, vegetarian, grain-free dental chew" — the declared label says otherwise on grain-free.

2 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.

Limited: at least one claim contradicts the declared label, or a recent upheld ASA ruling applies.

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
Low fat and rich in vitamins and antioxidants, plus fiber to promote regularity and aid in good digestive health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Made with all-natural ingredients (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Edible, vegetarian, grain-free dental chew (on page)Free-fromcontradictedManufacturer 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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