Cloud Star Gut Health Slices Chicken

Treat complementary

Gut Health Slices Chicken
This is a treat, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Cloud Star Gut Health Slices Chicken a good dog food?

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

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.
  • Declares energy content, which most labels omit.

Why you might not

  • A treat, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
  • 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
  • Its additive load costs about 5 points in the rating.

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What the label tells us

Why is this treat not scored?

Our 1 to 100 rating applies to complete diets, so treats and complementary foods are presented as what the label tells us rather than a number that would invite comparison with complete meals.

What should I look for on a treat label?

A short ingredient list, named animal sources instead of generic terms, and no artificial colours or preservatives. Printed quantities are a good transparency signal, though few treat labels provide them.

These points are derived from the published ingredient list, not a rating.

Estimated composition

veg29.3%
supplement20.0%
additive18.2%
meat14.2%
carb10.4%
other5.1%
unknown2.9%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein
22%
Fat
5%
Fibre
3%
Moisture
30%

Energy: 47 kcal/100g

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Feeding guide

This product is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only. Dogswell treats are not intended to replace your dog's diet. Break into smaller pieces for small dogs. Dog Weight / Treats per day: 5–10 lbs ½–1; 11–20 lbs 1–2; 21–80 lbs 1–3; 81+ lbs 1–4.

Who is this food for?

Suits

  • Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
  • Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at small dogs
  • Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
  • Doesn't list turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

  • Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
  • Your dog avoids beef: the label lists cow's milk
  • 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 (24)

#As declaredMatchedCategoryTierDeclared %Est. %
1ChickenChickenmeatmedium-5.5
2Pea FlourPea flourcarbmedium-5.4
3Cane SugarSugarsadditivepoor-5.3
4Vegetable GlycerinGlycerineothermedium-5.1
5Sweet PotatoesSweet Potatoescarbgood-5.0
6Flaxseed MealLinseedveggood-4.9
7PumpkinPumpkinveggood-4.8
8SaltSaltadditivemedium-4.7
9Dried Cultured Skim MilkCow's Milkmeatmedium-4.6
10TomatoTomatoveggood-4.5
11Natural Smoke FlavorSmoked Flavouradditivepoor-4.3
12AppleApplesveggood-4.2
13Natural Chicken FlavorChickenmeatmedium-4.1
14Yeast CultureYeastsupplementgood-4.0
15Mixed Tocopherols (preservative)Tocopherolsadditivegood-3.9
16PaprikaPaprikavegmedium-3.8
17GingerGingerveggood-3.7
18Rosemary ExtractRosemaryveggood-3.5
19Dried Bacillus Subtilis Fermentation ProductBacillus Subtilissupplementgood-3.4
20Dried Lactobacillus Plantarum Fermentation ProductLactobacillus plantarumsupplementgood-3.3
21Dried Enterococcus Faecium Fermentation ProductEnterococcus Faeciumsupplementgood-3.2
22Dried Lactobacillus Acidophilus Fermentation ProductDried Lactobacillus acidophilus Fermentation Productsupplementgood-3.1
23Dried Lactobacillus Reuteri Fermentation ProductLimosilactobacillus reuterisupplementgood-3.0
24Dried Bifidobacterium Animalis Fermentation Productunmatched---2.9

Brand

Cloud Star logo
Phone
800.361.9079
Address
P.O. Box 901, Chesterfield, MO 63006
Contact page
cloudstar.com

Trust and provenance

Recall history
No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked
2026-09-18
Product page
cloudstar.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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Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Scored with model v3 on 2026-09-26. 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 quality0.59.191+4.71
Carb share of dry matter9.3%-0.115-1.07
Vegetable share of dry matter20.9%-0.005-0.11
Additive share of dry matter25.0%0.163+4.07
Supplement share of dry matter28.1%-0.012-0.34
Other share of dry matter3.9%-0.375-1.47
Unrecognised share of dry matter2.2%-0.027-0.06
Recipe graded poor9.6%-0.065-0.62
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient5.3%0.060+0.32
Undeclared quantities100.0%-0.106-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)yes-3.158-3.16
Additive penalty-22.080.222-4.90
Processing multiplier0.9733.786+32.77
Processing: Dry Semi Moistyes-6.174-6.17
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ComponentInputCoefficientContribution
Base score-30.909+30.91
Average ingredient quality0.59.191+4.71
Meat share of dry matter0.0%0.096+0.00
Carb share of dry matter9.3%-0.115-1.07
Oil share of dry matter0.0%-0.092+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter20.9%-0.005-0.11
Additive share of dry matter25.0%0.163+4.07
Supplement share of dry matter28.1%-0.012-0.34
Other share of dry matter3.9%-0.375-1.47
Unrecognised share of dry matter2.2%-0.027-0.06
Recipe graded poor9.6%-0.065-0.62
Poor-quality meat in recipe0.0%-0.179+0.00
Number of poor ingredients2-0.876-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient5.3%0.060+0.32
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 penalty-22.080.222-4.90
Processing multiplier0.9733.786+32.77
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 Bakedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Extrudedno-6.713+0.00
Processing: Dry Semi Moistyes-6.174-6.17
Processing: Dry Mueslino-10.146+0.00
Processing: Wet Pateno-0.672+0.00
Processing: Wet Chunksno-0.672+0.00
Processing-type offset
-0.05
Subtotal
42.5
Final score
43/100

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.

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) - not on file0/10
✓ Energy value declared (voluntary)5/5
✓ Complete/complementary designation (mandatory)5/5
✓ Feeding guidance given (mandatory)10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)10/10
✓ 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, Additives 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.

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
Soft Slices that taste good and do good! (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
support dogs' whole-body health (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Digestive Support with Probiotics (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Supplemental Benefits (on page)Functionalnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Clean Ingredients (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Real Proteins (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Intentional Formulas (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Real Chicken is the 1st Ingredient (on page)Contentnot checkableManufacturer assertion
Made from high-quality protein and supplemental benefits (on page)Contentnot 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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