Scrumpf Puppy Chicken & Salmon
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Is Scrumpf Puppy Chicken & Salmon a good dog food?
We score it 91/100 (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 91 out of 100 based on several key factors. The processing format contributes +11.1 points, while the meat content adds +8.2 points. Furthermore, the overall quality of the ingredient list accounts for +7.1 points, and printing percentages on the label adds +3.2 points to the final evaluation.
- Recipe91
- NutritionalNot recorded
- Transparency50
- Safety100
- EvidenceNot recorded
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 freeze-dried food for puppies, with chicken, salmon and sweet potatoes as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- Scores 91, in the top quarter of dry foods we track.
- Meat makes up an estimated 71% of the dry matter (66% as fed).
- Prints ingredient percentages on the label.
Why you might not
- No analytical breakdown is published.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
No additives recorded yet.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon
- 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 (12)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken (55%) | Chicken | meat | medium | 55 | 55.0 |
| 2 | Salmon (15%) | Salmon | meat | good | 15 | 15.0 |
| 3 | Sweet Potato (10%) | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | 10 | 10.0 |
| 4 | Carrots (5%) | Carrots | veg | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 5 | Peas (5%) | Peas | veg | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 6 | Green Beans (5%) | Green Beans | veg | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 7 | Spinach (5%) | Spinach | veg | good | 5 | 5.0 |
| 8 | Blueberries (2%) | Blueberries | veg | good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 9 | Cranberries (2%) | Cranberries | veg | good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 10 | Salmon Oil (1%) | Salmon Oil | oil | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 11 | Vitamins & Minerals (1%) | Vitamin | supplement | good | 1 | 1.0 |
| 12 | Herbs (0.5%) | Herbs | veg | medium | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Brand
- Website
- https://scrumpf.co.uk/
- Contact page
- scrumpf.co.uk
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-08-22
- Scored with
- Model v2 (methodology)
- Product page
- scrumpf.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 | 0.7 | 9.915 | +7.08 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 70.8% | 0.116 | +8.21 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 9.0% | -0.113 | -1.02 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 3.6% | -0.088 | -0.32 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.3% | -0.002 | -0.02 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 3.3% | -0.009 | -0.03 |
| 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 | 70.8 | -0.073 | -5.19 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Processing: Dry Freeze Dried | yes | 11.127 | +11.13 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 32.336 | +32.34 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.915 | +7.08 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 70.8% | 0.116 | +8.21 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 9.0% | -0.113 | -1.02 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 3.6% | -0.088 | -0.32 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.3% | -0.002 | -0.02 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.177 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 3.3% | -0.009 | -0.03 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.371 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.022 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.131 | +0.00 |
| 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 | 70.8 | -0.073 | -5.19 |
| 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 | yes | 11.127 | +11.13 |
| Processing: Dry Air Dried | no | 9.320 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Dry Cold Pressed | no | 4.569 | +0.00 |
| 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
- +0.11
- Nearly all quantities printed on label
- +2 full-disclosure bonus
- Subtotal
- 91.0
- Final score
- 91/100
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 | 91/100 | current |
| v1 | 89/100 | |
| v1.9 | 92/100 |
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
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 (100% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 20/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Country of manufacture stated (voluntary) | 10/10 |
| Batch and date labelling (mandatory) - not on file | 0/5 |
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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