Scooch Anal Gland

Supplement · complementary

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

Our verdict

Is Scooch Anal Gland a good dog food?

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

Complementary baked dry supplement for dogs of all life stages, with potatoes, chickpeas and glycerine 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

  • Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

  • A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.
  • No analytical breakdown is published.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, 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 feeding

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Feeding guide

Dog size / Daily serving: Small under 9kg – 1 chew; Medium 10–18kg – 2 chews; Large 18–36kg – 3 chews; Extra Large 36kg+ – 4 chews. Give recommended amount once daily from 12 weeks old. Do not exceed double the daily amount in a 12 hour period.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Vitamin E; Vitamin C

Ingredients (15)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

  • veg 26.4%
  • supplement 24.3%
  • fibre 13.6%
  • oil 11.0%
  • carb 8.7%
  • other 8.1%
  • unknown 7.8%
#As declaredMatchedLabel readingDeclared %Est. %
1Potato FlakePotatoescarb · medium-8.7
2ChickpeaChickpeasveg · good-8.4
3GlycerineGlycerineother · medium-8.1
4FlaxseedLinseedveg · good-7.8
5Beet PulpBeet Pulpfibre · medium-7.5
6QuercetinQuercetinsupplement · good-7.2
7BromelainBromelainsupplement · good-7.0
8Chicory Root FibreChicory rootveg · good-6.7
9Rapeseed OilRapeseed oiloil · good-6.4
10Pumpkin Seed PowderPumpkin Seed Mealfibre · good-6.1
11Apple PowderApplesveg · good-5.8
12Banana PowderBananaveg · good-5.5
13Vitamin EVitamin Esupplement · good-5.2
14Vitamin CVitamin Csupplement · good-4.9
15Coconut Oil.Coconut Oiloil · medium-4.6
  1. 1. Potato Flake8.7% estimated
    Potatoes · carb · medium
  2. 2. Chickpea8.4% estimated
    Chickpeas · veg · good
  3. 3. Glycerine8.1% estimated
    Glycerine · other · medium
  4. 4. Flaxseed7.8% estimated
    Linseed · veg · good
  5. 5. Beet Pulp7.5% estimated
    Beet Pulp · fibre · medium
  6. 6. Quercetin7.2% estimated
    Quercetin · supplement · good
  7. 7. Bromelain7.0% estimated
    Bromelain · supplement · good
  8. 8. Chicory Root Fibre6.7% estimated
    Chicory root · veg · good
  9. 9. Rapeseed Oil6.4% estimated
    Rapeseed oil · oil · good
  10. 10. Pumpkin Seed Powder6.1% estimated
    Pumpkin Seed Meal · fibre · good
  11. 11. Apple Powder5.8% estimated
    Apples · veg · good
  12. 12. Banana Powder5.5% estimated
    Banana · veg · good
  13. 13. Vitamin E5.2% estimated
    Vitamin E · supplement · good
  14. 14. Vitamin C4.9% estimated
    Vitamin C · supplement · good
  15. 15. Coconut Oil.4.6% estimated
    Coconut Oil · oil · medium

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-10-07

Brand and contact: Scooch

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-10-07
Product page
scooch.pet

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 quality0.79.191+6.72
Carb share of dry matter3.2%-0.115-0.37
Oil share of dry matter16.0%-0.092-1.47
Vegetable share of dry matter18.2%-0.005-0.09
Supplement share of dry matter32.9%-0.012-0.40
Other share of dry matter6.0%-0.375-2.23
Unrecognised share of dry matter5.7%-0.027-0.15
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
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ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.79.191+6.72
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter3.2%-0.115-0.37
Oil share of dry matter16.0%-0.092-1.47
Vegetable share of dry matter18.2%-0.005-0.09
Additive share of dry matter0.0%0.163+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter32.9%-0.012-0.40
Other share of dry matter6.0%-0.375-2.23
Unrecognised share of dry matter5.7%-0.027-0.15
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 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
46.6
Final score
47/100

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
v347/100current
v255/100
v154/100
v1.955/100
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)10/10
✗ 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.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

ClaimTypeCheckSubstantiation
stop scooting, foul fishy odours & runny poops (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Make scooting (and that foul fishy odour!) a thing of the past (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
vet-formulated supplement (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
100% plant-based chews (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
to help support bowel function (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer 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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