Is Darwin's Natural Pet Products BioLogics Raw Poultry Blend a good dog food?
We score it 61/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
The overall score for this recipe is 61 out of 100. It gained +7 points for the overall quality of the ingredient list and +2.3 points for being labelled nutritionally complete. It lost -10.6 points for ingredients without printed percentages and -1.3 points for the oil and fat content.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe61
- NutritionalNot recorded
- Transparency45
- 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.
Why you might choose it
- Doesn't list grain ingredients.
- Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.
Why you might not
- No analytical breakdown is published.
- 100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.
- Needs freezer space and defrosting before serving.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin E Supplement; Zinc Proteinate; Iron Proteinate; Copper Proteinate; Manganese Proteinate; Thiamine Mononitrate; Iodine (EDDI)
Storage
Frozen packaging retains freshness and nutrients; thaw the desired amount before serving.
Feeding guide
Adult pets should consume about 2-3% of their ideal body weight of Darwin's raw food per day; smaller pets a higher percentage, larger pets a lower percentage. Transition over 10 days from 25% to 100% Darwin's.
Reviews
Trustpilot: 4.7/5 · 2,978 reviews
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, lamb, venison, pork as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
- Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey liver
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists cod liver oil
- Your dog avoids duck: the label lists duck
- 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 (22)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken | Chicken | meat | medium | - | 6.0 |
| 2 | Duck Head | Duck | meat | medium | - | 5.8 |
| 3 | Turkey Liver | Turkey liver | meat | good | - | 5.7 |
| 4 | Turkey Neck | Neck | meat | medium | - | 5.6 |
| 5 | Chicken Gizzard | Chicken Gizzard | meat | good | - | 5.4 |
| 6 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 5.3 |
| 7 | Carrots | Carrots | veg | good | - | 5.2 |
| 8 | Water | Water | other | - | - | 5.0 |
| 9 | Lettuce | Lettuce | veg | medium | - | 4.9 |
| 10 | Celery | Celery Seeds | veg | good | - | 4.7 |
| 11 | Sea Salt | Salt | additive | medium | - | 4.6 |
| 12 | Inulin | Inulin | fibre | good | - | 4.5 |
| 13 | Cod Liver Oil | Cod Liver Oil | oil | good | - | 4.3 |
| 14 | Zinc Proteinate | Zinc Proteinate | supplement | good | - | 4.2 |
| 15 | Pea Fiber | Pea Fibre | fibre | medium | - | 4.1 |
| 16 | Vitamin E Supplement | Vitamin E | supplement | good | - | 3.9 |
| 17 | Iron Proteinate | Iron Proteinate | mineral | good | - | 3.8 |
| 18 | Copper Proteinate | Copper proteinate | supplement | good | - | 3.7 |
| 19 | Manganese Proteinate | Manganese proteinate | supplement | good | - | 3.5 |
| 20 | Sunflower Oil | Sunflower oil | oil | good | - | 3.4 |
| 21 | Thiamine Mononitrate | Thiamine mononitrate | supplement | good | - | 3.3 |
| 22 | Iodine (EDDI) | Iodine | supplement | medium | - | 3.1 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.darwinspet.com/
- Phone
- 877-738-6325
- Contact page
- www.darwinspet.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-18
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- www.darwinspet.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.
| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +6.96 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 2.4% | -0.115 | -0.28 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.0% | -0.092 | -1.29 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.005 | -0.02 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 7.6% | 0.163 | +1.24 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 36.6% | -0.012 | -0.45 |
| 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 | -5.63 | 0.222 | -1.25 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.12 | 33.786 | +37.84 |
| Processing: Raw | yes | -0.054 | -0.05 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.8 | 9.191 | +6.96 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 2.4% | -0.115 | -0.28 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 14.0% | -0.092 | -1.29 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 4.1% | -0.005 | -0.02 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 7.6% | 0.163 | +1.24 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 36.6% | -0.012 | -0.45 |
| 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 | 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 | -5.63 | 0.222 | -1.25 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.12 | 33.786 | +37.84 |
| Processing: Raw | yes | -0.054 | -0.05 |
| 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 | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -1.74
- Additives declared on label
- +1 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 61.4
- Final score
- 61/100
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.
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 (voluntary) - not on file | 0/20 |
| 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.
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 — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "No fillers, no grains" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "Complete and balanced meals." — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| No fillers, no grains (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Organic vegetables (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Made with conventional meats and vegetables. (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Antibiotic free meats (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| USDA-quality Ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| rich in the trace mineral Selenium (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| high in Vitamin B (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete and balanced meals. (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| superior levels of amino and essential fatty acids (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| free of fillers, artificial preservatives, and by-products (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports better digestion (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports muscle development, healthy skin, and a shiny coat (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports thyroid health and enhances your dog's immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| aids in controlling glucose levels as well as converting protein and fat into usable energy (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| supports energy metabolism and cardiovascular health (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| free from artificial additives, fillers, and preservatives (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| All Natural (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| high levels of calcium (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Vet-Approved (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Lean Protein (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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