Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Lamb in Gravy

Wet Chunks · complete

51out of 100

Average

our rating

Our verdict

Is Taste of the Wild Sierra Mountain Canine Recipe with Lamb in Gravy a good dog food?

We score it 51/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

Complete wet food in chunks for dogs of all life stages, with lamb, lamb broth and cooking broth as the main ingredients.

How we score

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.

Why you might choose it

Doesn't list grain ingredients.
High in protein: 44% protein on a dry-matter basis.
Declares energy content, which most labels omit.

Why you might not

High in fat: 25% fat on a dry-matter basis.
Meat makes up an estimated 9% of the dry matter (13% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list chicken, turkey, venison, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: it is listed as an ingredient
Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish oil
Your dog avoids pork: the label lists pork liver
You want a single-protein recipe: this one lists more than one animal protein
You are limiting fat: 25.0% on a dry-matter basis is in the high band

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 feedingProtein 8% · Fat 4.50%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Nutrient	As fed	Dry matter
Protein	8%	44.40%
Fat	4.50%	25%
Fibre	1%	5.60%
Moisture	82%	-

Energy: 103 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Feed at room temperature and refrigerate unused portion. Keep fresh water available at all times.

Feeding guide

When feeding canned food only (13.2 oz. can): Toy (2–12 lbs.) ¼–1 can; Small (12–25 lbs.) 1–1¾ cans; Medium (25–50 lbs.) 1¾–2¾ cans; Large (50–100 lbs.) 2¾–4¾ cans per day. For puppies, feed up to two times the recommended adult feeding amount by body weight.

Additives declared on the label

Nutritional additives

Zinc Amino Acid Chelate; Iron Amino Acid Chelate; Copper Amino Acid Chelate; Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate; Manganese Amino Acid Chelate; Sodium Selenite; Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1); Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B3); D-calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5); Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2); Vitamin D3 Supplement; Biotin; Vitamin B12 Supplement; Vitamin A Supplement; Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6); Potassium Iodide; Folic Acid; Vitamin E Supplement; Choline Chloride

Technological additives

Guar Gum; Xanthan Gum

Ingredients (48)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

supplement 41.3%
additive 13.3%
meat 13.3%
veg 9.0%
carb 7.5%
other 5.4%
oil 4.3%
mineral 3.7%
fibre 2.2%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Lamb	Lamb	meat · medium	-	2.8
2	Lamb Broth	Lamb Broth	meat · good	-	2.7
3	Beef Broth	Cooking broth	other · medium	-	2.7
4	Vegetable Broth	Vegetable Broth	other · medium	-	2.7
5	Pork Liver	Pork Liver	meat · good	-	2.6
6	Dried Egg Whites	Dried Egg	meat · medium	-	2.6
7	Potatoes	Potatoes	carb · medium	-	2.6
8	Peas	Peas	veg · good	-	2.6
9	Dried Egg Product	Dried Egg	meat · medium	-	2.5
10	Potato Starch	Potato starch	carb · poor	-	2.5
11	Guar Gum	Guar gum	additive · medium	-	2.5
12	Natural Flavor	Flavor	additive · poor	-	2.4
13	Tricalcium Phosphate	Tricalcium phosphate	supplement · good	-	2.4
14	Sweet Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	-	2.4
15	Sunflower Oil	Sunflower oil	oil · good	-	2.4
16	Sodium Phosphate	Sodium phosphate	additive · poor	-	2.3
17	Salt	Salt	additive · poor	-	2.3
18	Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	supplement · medium	-	2.3
19	Calcium Carbonate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	2.2
20	Inulin	Inulin	fibre · good	-	2.2
21	Tomatoes	Tomato	veg · good	-	2.2
22	Blueberries	Blueberries	veg · good	-	2.2
23	Raspberries	Raspberries	veg · good	-	2.1
24	Taurine	Taurine	supplement · good	-	2.1
25	Choline Chloride	Choline	supplement · good	-	2.1
26	Magnesium Sulfate	Magnesium sulfate	supplement · good	-	2.0
27	Zinc Amino Acid Chelate	Zinc Proteinate	supplement · good	-	2.0
28	Yucca Schidigera Extract	Yucca Schidigera	supplement · good	-	2.0
29	Iron Amino Acid Chelate	Iron Proteinate	mineral · good	-	2.0
30	Menhaden Fish Oil	Fish Oil	oil · good	-	1.9
31	Xanthan Gum	Xanthan gum	additive · medium	-	1.9
32	Natural Roasted Flavor	Flavor	additive · poor	-	1.9
33	Vitamin E Supplement	Vitamin E	supplement · good	-	1.8
34	Copper Amino Acid Chelate	Copper proteinate	supplement · good	-	1.8
35	Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate	Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate	mineral · good	-	1.8
36	Manganese Amino Acid Chelate	Manganese proteinate	supplement · good	-	1.8
37	Sodium Selenite	Sodium selenite	supplement · poor	-	1.7
38	Thiamine Mononitrate	Thiamine mononitrate	supplement · good	-	1.7
39	Niacin Supplement	Niacin	supplement · good	-	1.7
40	D-calcium Pantothenate	Calcium pantothenate	supplement · good	-	1.6
41	Riboflavin Supplement	Riboflavin	supplement · good	-	1.6
42	Vitamin D3 Supplement	Vitamin D3 supplement	supplement · good	-	1.6
43	Biotin	Biotin	supplement · good	-	1.6
44	Vitamin B12 Supplement	Vitamin B12	supplement · good	-	1.5
45	Vitamin A Supplement	Vitamin A	supplement · good	-	1.5
46	Pyridoxine Hydrochloride	Pyridoxine hydrochloride	supplement · good	-	1.5
47	Potassium Iodide	Potassium iodide	supplement · good	-	1.4
48	Folic Acid	Folic acid	supplement · good	-	1.4

1. Lamb2.8% estimated
Lamb · meat · medium
2. Lamb Broth2.7% estimated
Lamb Broth · meat · good
3. Beef Broth2.7% estimated
Cooking broth · other · medium
4. Vegetable Broth2.7% estimated
Vegetable Broth · other · medium
5. Pork Liver2.6% estimated
Pork Liver · meat · good
6. Dried Egg Whites2.6% estimated
Dried Egg · meat · medium
7. Potatoes2.6% estimated
Potatoes · carb · medium
8. Peas2.6% estimated
Peas · veg · good
9. Dried Egg Product2.5% estimated
Dried Egg · meat · medium
10. Potato Starch2.5% estimated
Potato starch · carb · poor
11. Guar Gum2.5% estimated
Guar gum · additive · medium
12. Natural Flavor2.4% estimated
Flavor · additive · poor
13. Tricalcium Phosphate2.4% estimated
Tricalcium phosphate · supplement · good
14. Sweet Potatoes2.4% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
15. Sunflower Oil2.4% estimated
Sunflower oil · oil · good
16. Sodium Phosphate2.3% estimated
Sodium phosphate · additive · poor
17. Salt2.3% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
18. Potassium Chloride2.3% estimated
Potassium Chloride · supplement · medium
19. Calcium Carbonate2.2% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
20. Inulin2.2% estimated
Inulin · fibre · good
21. Tomatoes2.2% estimated
Tomato · veg · good
22. Blueberries2.2% estimated
Blueberries · veg · good
23. Raspberries2.1% estimated
Raspberries · veg · good
24. Taurine2.1% estimated
Taurine · supplement · good
25. Choline Chloride2.1% estimated
Choline · supplement · good
26. Magnesium Sulfate2.0% estimated
Magnesium sulfate · supplement · good
27. Zinc Amino Acid Chelate2.0% estimated
Zinc Proteinate · supplement · good
28. Yucca Schidigera Extract2.0% estimated
Yucca Schidigera · supplement · good
29. Iron Amino Acid Chelate2.0% estimated
Iron Proteinate · mineral · good
30. Menhaden Fish Oil1.9% estimated
Fish Oil · oil · good
31. Xanthan Gum1.9% estimated
Xanthan gum · additive · medium
32. Natural Roasted Flavor1.9% estimated
Flavor · additive · poor
33. Vitamin E Supplement1.8% estimated
Vitamin E · supplement · good
34. Copper Amino Acid Chelate1.8% estimated
Copper proteinate · supplement · good
35. Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate1.8% estimated
Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate · mineral · good
36. Manganese Amino Acid Chelate1.8% estimated
Manganese proteinate · supplement · good
37. Sodium Selenite1.7% estimated
Sodium selenite · supplement · poor
38. Thiamine Mononitrate1.7% estimated
Thiamine mononitrate · supplement · good
39. Niacin Supplement1.7% estimated
Niacin · supplement · good
40. D-calcium Pantothenate1.6% estimated
Calcium pantothenate · supplement · good
41. Riboflavin Supplement1.6% estimated
Riboflavin · supplement · good
42. Vitamin D3 Supplement1.6% estimated
Vitamin D3 supplement · supplement · good
43. Biotin1.6% estimated
Biotin · supplement · good
44. Vitamin B12 Supplement1.5% estimated
Vitamin B12 · supplement · good
45. Vitamin A Supplement1.5% estimated
Vitamin A · supplement · good
46. Pyridoxine Hydrochloride1.5% estimated
Pyridoxine hydrochloride · supplement · good
47. Potassium Iodide1.4% estimated
Potassium iodide · supplement · good
48. Folic Acid1.4% estimated
Folic acid · supplement · good

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14

Brand and contact: Taste of the Wild

Website: https://www.tasteofthewildpetfood.com/

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.tasteofthewildpetfood.com

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

Why this score?

This recipe achieves a total score of 51 out of 100 based on several key factors. The presence of ingredients without printed percentages contributed -10.6 to the overall rating, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +5.1. Furthermore, the additive load contributed -3.6, and the additives in the recipe adjusted the score by +2.8.

Scored with model v3 on 2026-10-25. 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	0.6	9.191	+5.10
Carb share of dry matter	2.7%	-0.115	-0.31
Oil share of dry matter	6.1%	-0.092	-0.56
Vegetable share of dry matter	1.9%	-0.005	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	17.2%	0.163	+2.80
Supplement share of dry matter	54.5%	-0.012	-0.67
Other share of dry matter	0.4%	-0.375	-0.14
Recipe graded poor	13.2%	-0.065	-0.86
Number of poor ingredients	6	-0.876	-5.26
Largest single poor ingredient	2.5%	0.060	+0.15
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	-16.01	0.222	-3.55
Processing multiplier	1.00	33.786	+33.79
Processing: Wet Chunks	yes	-0.672	-0.67

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.6	9.191	+5.10
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	2.7%	-0.115	-0.31
Oil share of dry matter	6.1%	-0.092	-0.56
Vegetable share of dry matter	1.9%	-0.005	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	17.2%	0.163	+2.80
Supplement share of dry matter	54.5%	-0.012	-0.67
Other share of dry matter	0.4%	-0.375	-0.14
Unrecognised share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.027	+0.00
Recipe graded poor	13.2%	-0.065	-0.86
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	6	-0.876	-5.26
Largest single poor ingredient	2.5%	0.060	+0.15
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	-16.01	0.222	-3.55
Processing multiplier	1.00	33.786	+33.79
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	no	-6.713	+0.00
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	yes	-0.672	-0.67

Processing-type offset: -0.08
Additives declared on label: +2 transparency bonus
Subtotal: 51.2
Final score: 51/100

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
v3	51/100	current
v2	54/100

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	8	44.4 (band 25.749999999999996 to 40%)	100
Fat	4.5	25 (band 7.8680555555555545 to 20%)	100
Fibre	1	5.6 (band 0.5 to 5%)	100
Energy (kcal/100g)	103	572.2	100

Scored over 4 declared nutrients (combined weight 60); undeclared nutrients do not affect the score.

Declared fortification: 19 nutritional additives on the label

Zinc Amino Acid Chelate
Iron Amino Acid Chelate
Copper Amino Acid Chelate
Cobalt Amino Acid Chelate
Manganese Amino Acid Chelate
Sodium Selenite
Thiamine Mononitrate (Vitamin B1)
Niacin Supplement (Vitamin B3)
D-calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5)
Riboflavin Supplement (Vitamin B2)
Vitamin D3 Supplement
Biotin
Vitamin B12 Supplement
Vitamin A Supplement
Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6)
Potassium Iodide
Folic Acid
Vitamin E Supplement
Choline Chloride

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

"Complete and balanced formula can also be fed as your pet's sole diet" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.

4 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
Supplemented with vegetables and fruits, this recipe delivers antioxidants to help give your friend a healthy lifestyle (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Made with lamb (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Contains sweet potatoes and peas, great sources of nutrient-rich energy (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
A great-tasting complement to the dry Taste of the Wild recipes (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Complete and balanced formula can also be fed as your pet's sole diet (on page)	Content	consistent	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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