Our verdict
Is Vegdog Green Crunch a good dog food?
We score it 56/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Complete extruded dry food for adult dogs, with sweet potatoes, peas and pea protein as the main ingredients.
30% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for adult dogs
- 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
Storage
Kühl und trocken lagern.
Feeding guide
Bitte achte auf eine langsame Futterumstellung über 3 Wochen.
Additives declared on the label
Technological additives
Konservierungsmittel & Antioxidationsmittel (u.a. Zitronensäure (1a330) 13 mg)
Ingredients (14)30% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- veg 44.3%
- carb 39.3%
- oil 7.4%
- supplement 6.0%
- fibre 3.1%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 35% Sweet potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | 35 | 35.0 |
| 2 | 18% Peas | Peas | veg · good | 18 | 18.0 |
| 3 | Pea protein | Pea protein | carb · medium | - | 4.3 |
| 4 | 15% Lentils | Lentils | veg · medium | 15 | 15.0 |
| 5 | Minerals | Vitamins and minerals | supplement · medium | - | 4.0 |
| 6 | Rapeseed oil | Rapeseed oil | oil · good | - | 3.8 |
| 7 | Sunflower oil | Sunflower oil | oil · good | - | 3.6 |
| 8 | Linseed | Linseed | veg · good | - | 3.3 |
| 9 | Carob | Carob | fibre · medium | - | 3.1 |
| 10 | 2% Brewer's yeast | Brewer's Yeast | supplement · good | 2 | 2.0 |
| 11 | Carrot | Carrots | veg · good | - | 2.8 |
| 12 | Blueberries | Blueberries | veg · good | - | 2.6 |
| 13 | Pumpkin | Pumpkin | veg · good | - | 2.4 |
| 14 | 0.1% Algae | Seaweed | veg · good | 0.1 | 0.1 |
- 1. 35% Sweet potato35% declared35.0% estimated
- 2. 18% Peas18% declared18.0% estimated
- 3. Pea protein4.3% estimated
- 4. 15% Lentils15% declared15.0% estimated
- 5. Minerals4.0% estimated
- 6. Rapeseed oil3.8% estimated
- 7. Sunflower oil3.6% estimated
- 8. Linseed3.3% estimated
- 9. Carob3.1% estimated
- 10. 2% Brewer's yeast2% declared2.0% estimated
- 11. Carrot2.8% estimated
- 12. Blueberries2.6% estimated
- 13. Pumpkin2.4% estimated
- 14. 0.1% Algae0.1% declared0.1% estimated
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-03
Brand and contact: Vegdog
- Website
- https://www.vegdog.de/
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-03
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.vegdog.de
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 an overall score of 56 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list positively influences the result by contributing +7.8 points. However, the processing format detracts from the total with a change of -6.7. Similarly, the carbohydrate content impacts the score by -3.9, and ingredients without printed percentages further adjust the final result by -3.2.
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 | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.76 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 33.5% | -0.115 | -3.86 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 19.5% | -0.092 | -1.80 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 24.7% | -0.005 | -0.13 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 14.9% | -0.012 | -0.18 |
| Undeclared quantities | 29.9% | -0.106 | -3.16 |
| Complete diet | yes | 2.294 | +2.29 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
Show all 40 components
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +7.76 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 33.5% | -0.115 | -3.86 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 19.5% | -0.092 | -1.80 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 24.7% | -0.005 | -0.13 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 14.9% | -0.012 | -0.18 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.065 | +0.00 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 0 | -0.876 | +0.00 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 0.0% | 0.060 | +0.00 |
| Undeclared quantities | 29.9% | -0.106 | -3.16 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| 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
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 56.1
- Final score
- 56/100
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
Analytical constituents not declared
No nutritional additives section declared on the label.
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 (70.1% of the recipe mass) (voluntary) | 14/20 |
| Analytical constituents declared (mandatory) - not on file | 0/15 |
| Additives declared (mandatory) | 5/10 |
| Energy value declared (voluntary) - not on file | 0/5 |
| 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
- "Ohne Gluten, Getreide & Soja" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| entwickelt von Tierärzt:innen (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| hypoallergen und rundum bedarfsdeckend (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| ANALYTISCH BEWIESEN & BEDARFSGERECHT (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| VON TIERÄRZT:INNEN ENTWICKELT (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| HYPOALLERGEN: FÜR ALLERGIKER GEEIGNET (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| der Eiweißbedarf deines Vierbeiners optimal gedeckt (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Algen wertvolle Omega-3- und Omega-6-Fettsäuren liefern, die Herz, Haut und Fell unterstützen (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Unsere Trockenfutter können im Nährstoffvergleich locker mit fleischhaltigen Produkten mithalten – ganz ohne Fleisch. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Mit Umami-Taste (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| vollwertige, rein pflanzliche Ernährung (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne Gluten, Getreide & Soja (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Wir verzichten auf künstliche Lock- und Farbstoffe (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ohne tierische & pflanzliche Hauptallergene (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Bewährte Rezeptur – smarter verpackt. (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Besteller ohne tierische und pflanzliche Hauptallergene (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Unser Bestseller enthält alles, was dein Hund braucht (on page) | Content | 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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