Darwin's Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Premium Beef
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Our verdict
Is Darwin's Natural Pet Products Natural Selections Premium Beef a good dog food?
We score it 60/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
100% 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 all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists cod liver oil
- 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. Find foods that fit your dog.
Ingredients (12)100% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- veg 34.7%
- meat 31.1%
- oil 14.0%
- carb 8.1%
- fibre 6.3%
- supplement 5.9%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antibiotic-Free Meat (72.41%): Ground Lean Beef Meat | Beef | meat · medium | - | 10.8 |
| 2 | Beef Hearts | Beef Hearts | meat · good | - | 10.4 |
| 3 | Beef Livers | Beef Liver | meat · good | - | 9.9 |
| 4 | Organic Vegetables (24.43%): Cabbage | Vegetables | veg · medium | - | 9.5 |
| 5 | Lettuce | Lettuce | veg · medium | - | 9.0 |
| 6 | Squash (seasonal) | Butternut Squash | veg · good | - | 8.6 |
| 7 | Sweet Potato | Sweet Potatoes | carb · good | - | 8.1 |
| 8 | Parsley | Parsley | veg · good | - | 7.7 |
| 9 | Special Nutrient Mix (3.19%): Organic Sunflower Seed Oil | Sunflower oil | oil · good | - | 7.2 |
| 10 | Cod Liver Oil | Cod Liver Oil | oil · good | - | 6.8 |
| 11 | Pea Fiber | Pea Fibre | fibre · medium | - | 6.3 |
| 12 | Proprietary Vitamin and Mineral Mix | Vitamin | supplement · good | - | 5.9 |
- 1. Antibiotic-Free Meat (72.41%): Ground Lean Beef Meat10.8% estimated
- 2. Beef Hearts10.4% estimated
- 3. Beef Livers9.9% estimated
- 4. Organic Vegetables (24.43%): Cabbage9.5% estimated
- 5. Lettuce9.0% estimated
- 6. Squash (seasonal)8.6% estimated
- 7. Sweet Potato8.1% estimated
- 8. Parsley7.7% estimated
- 9. Special Nutrient Mix (3.19%): Organic Sunflower Seed Oil7.2% estimated
- 10. Cod Liver Oil6.8% estimated
- 11. Pea Fiber6.3% estimated
- 12. Proprietary Vitamin and Mineral Mix5.9% estimated
Nutrition and feeding
Declared analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Feeding and storage
Feeding guide
As a general rule, an adult pet should consume about 2-3% of their ideal body weight of Darwin's raw food per day. Transition gradually over 10 days from 25% to 100%.
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Manganese proteinate; Magnesium proteinate; Iron proteinate; Zinc proteinate; Thiamine (B1); Vitamin E
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-28
Brand and contact: Darwin's Natural Pet Products
- 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
- 2026-09-28
- 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.
Brand and retailer reviews
External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.
Trustpilot: 4.7/5 · 2,978 reviews
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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 60 out of 100 based on several key factors. The presence of ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -10.6. Conversely, the overall quality of the ingredient list added +7.6 to the total. Additionally, the oil and fat content lowered the score by -3.1, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3.
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 | +7.62 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 5.0% | -0.115 | -0.57 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 33.9% | -0.092 | -3.12 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 12.7% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 13.2% | -0.012 | -0.16 |
| 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 |
| 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 | +7.62 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 5.0% | -0.115 | -0.57 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 33.9% | -0.092 | -3.12 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 12.7% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.163 | +0.00 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 13.2% | -0.012 | -0.16 |
| 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 | 0.00 | 0.222 | +0.00 |
| 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
- 60.2
- Final score
- 60/100
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
Declared fortification: 6 nutritional additives on the label
- Manganese proteinate
- Magnesium proteinate
- Iron proteinate
- Zinc proteinate
- Thiamine (B1)
- Vitamin E
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 · strong — 3 checkable claims: 3 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "No fillers, no grains, no mechanically-separated meats" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "Grain-free formula" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "Complete and balanced for all life stages" — supported by the declared complete and balanced data.
17 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Strong: at least three checkable claims, all consistent with the declared label, and no compliance cap.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natural source of Vitamin D (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Supports digestive health (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Hormone-free and Antibiotic-free (on page) | provenance | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Organic vegetables (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| No fillers, no grains, no mechanically-separated meats (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| USDA-quality, whole, fresh ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Rich sources of Thiamine, Riboflavin, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6), Vitamin D, Phosphorus, Iron, and Zinc (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Antibiotic-free meats (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain-free formula (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Organ meats: Beef heart and Beef Liver, which are dense with essential minerals and vitamins (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Important balance of Omega 3 and 6 fatty acids (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| USDA Certified Organic Vegetables (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Cattle have been entirely grass-fed, with no grain ever in their diet (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Promoting a shiny coat, strong muscles, and optimal energy levels (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Healthy Microbiome Approved (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Human-Grade Ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Complete and balanced for all life stages (on page) | Content | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Minimal Processing (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Ruminant meats like Beef or Bison are high in Omega 3 Fatty Acids (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Beef is a natural source of essential Amino Acids, as well as the essential minerals Magnesium and Potassium (on page) | Nutrient | 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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