Specific Endocrine Support
Dry Extruded complete
Is Specific Endocrine Support a good dog food?
We score it 46/100 (Average). 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 rating of 46 out of 100. The inclusion of ingredients without printed percentages contributed -10.6 points, and the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7. Conversely, the overall quality of the ingredient list added +4.6 points, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3 points to the final evaluation.
Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe46
- Nutritionallow96
- Transparency55
- Safety100
- Evidencemoderate100
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 extruded dry food for adult dogs, with seafood, fish meal and oats as the main ingredients.
Why you might choose it
- High in protein: 42% protein on a dry-matter basis.
- Declares energy content, which most labels omit.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
- Protein
- 38%
- Fat
- 12%
- Fibre
- 7%
- Moisture
- 9.50%
- Carbohydrates
- 27%
- Omega-3 fatty acids
- 1.60%
- Calcium
- 0.90%
- Phosphorus
- 0.50%
- Sodium
- 0.26%
Energy: 336 kcal/100g
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Manganese 2.6 mg/100g; Vitamin A 1400 IU/100g; Vitamin D3 71 IU/100g; Vitamin E 82 mg/100g; Vitamin C 16.8 mg/100g; L-carnitine 30 mg/100g
Technological additives
Natural antioxidants (tocopherols and vitamin C); Rosemary extract
Storage
Packed under nitrogen to preserve the fragile Omega-3 fish oils.
Feeding guide
Feed according to feeding table in grams per day based on dog's weight and body condition (thin/normal/overweight). Adjust for breed, environment, season and activity level.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists seafood
- Your dog avoids pork: the label lists pork fat
- Your dog avoids grain: the label lists oats
- 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 (28)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresh fish | Seafood | meat | medium | - | 4.7 |
| 2 | fish meal | Fish Meal | meat | medium | - | 4.6 |
| 3 | oats | Oats | carb | medium | - | 4.5 |
| 4 | dried peas | Peas | veg | good | - | 4.5 |
| 5 | hydrolysed salmon protein | Salmon Protein | meat | good | - | 4.4 |
| 6 | potato protein | Potato protein | carb | medium | - | 4.3 |
| 7 | maize protein | Maize gluten | carb | poor | - | 4.2 |
| 8 | pea starch | Pea Starch | carb | poor | - | 4.1 |
| 9 | cellulose powder | Powdered Cellulose | fibre | poor | - | 4.0 |
| 10 | animal protein hydrolysate | Hydrolysed Animal Protein | meat | medium | - | 3.9 |
| 11 | beet pulp | Beet Pulp | fibre | medium | - | 3.9 |
| 12 | pork fat | Pork Fat | oil | medium | - | 3.8 |
| 13 | fish oil | Fish Oil | oil | good | - | 3.7 |
| 14 | vitamins and trace elements (including chelated trace elements) | Vitamin | supplement | good | - | 3.6 |
| 15 | egg powder | Dried Whole Egg | meat | good | - | 3.5 |
| 16 | Antarctic krill | Krill | meat | good | - | 3.4 |
| 17 | minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement | medium | - | 3.4 |
| 18 | vegetable oil | Vegetable oil | oil | medium | - | 3.3 |
| 19 | fructo-oligo-saccharides | Fructo-oligosaccharides | supplement | good | - | 3.2 |
| 20 | psyllium husk | Psyllium fibre | fibre | good | - | 3.1 |
| 21 | taurine | Taurine | supplement | good | - | 3.0 |
| 22 | yeast (source of ß-1,3/1,6-glucans) | Yeast | supplement | good | - | 2.9 |
| 23 | methionine | Methionine | supplement | good | - | 2.9 |
| 24 | L-carnitine | L-Carnitine | supplement | medium | - | 2.8 |
| 25 | green tea extract | Green Tea | veg | good | - | 2.7 |
| 26 | pomegranate extract | Pomegranate | veg | good | - | 2.6 |
| 27 | cranberry extract | Cranberry Extract | supplement | good | - | 2.5 |
| 28 | rosemary extract. | Rosemary | veg | good | - | 2.4 |
Brand
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.specific-diets.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 v3 on 2026-10-06. 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 | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.62 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 15.5% | -0.115 | -1.78 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 13.3% | -0.092 | -1.23 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 6.0% | -0.005 | -0.03 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 31.0% | -0.012 | -0.38 |
| Recipe graded poor | 12.4% | -0.065 | -0.80 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 4.2% | 0.060 | +0.25 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -0.07 | 0.222 | -0.01 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.62 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 15.5% | -0.115 | -1.78 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 13.3% | -0.092 | -1.23 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 6.0% | -0.005 | -0.03 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 31.0% | -0.012 | -0.38 |
| 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 | 12.4% | -0.065 | -0.80 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 3 | -0.876 | -2.63 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 4.2% | 0.060 | +0.25 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| 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) | no | 0.707 | +0.00 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| 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 | -0.07 | 0.222 | -0.01 |
| 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
- 45.9
- Final score
- 46/100
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.
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 | 42 (band 18 to 40%) | 100 |
| Fat | 12 | 13.3 (band 5.5 to 20%) | 100 |
| Fibre | 7 | 7.7 (band 0.5 to 5%) | 100 |
| Calcium | 0.9 | 1 (band 0.5 to 2.5%) | 84.8 |
| Phosphorus | 0.5 | 0.6 (band 0.4 to 1.6%) | 77.6 |
| Sodium | 0.26 | 0.3 (band 0.1+%) | 100 |
| Calcium:phosphorus ratio | 1.8 | 1.8 (band 1 to 2%) | 100 |
| Energy (kcal/100g) | 336 | 371.3 | 100 |
Scored over 8 declared nutrients (combined weight 95); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.
Declared fortification: 6 nutritional additives on the label
- Manganese 2.6 mg/100g
- Vitamin A 1400 IU/100g
- Vitamin D3 71 IU/100g
- Vitamin E 82 mg/100g
- Vitamin C 16.8 mg/100g
- L-carnitine 30 mg/100g
Low confidence: partial analysis or moisture 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 (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 10/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) | 5/5 |
| 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 file | 0/5 |
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.
100/100 · moderate — 1 checkable claim: 1 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "a high fibre content" — supported by the declared high fibre data.
7 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Made with Oats and whole wheat, ingredients with a low glycaemic index (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains no added artificial colours or flavourings (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Contains high levels of Omega 3 fish oils and Omega-6 fatty acid GLA, from borage oil, to help manage blood pressure and increase insulin sensitivity (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Made with multiple immune supporting nutrients – Omega 3 fish oils; beta-glucans from yeast and increased levels of zinc and selenium (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| moderate energy levels to support optimal weight management (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Reduced levels of sodium and phosphorous will reduce workload on the kidneys (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| a high fibre content (on page) | High/low level | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| high levels of Omega 3 fish oils (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer 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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