Dave's Pet Food 95% Premium Meats Chicken & Beef
Wet Pate · complete
Our verdict
Is Dave's Pet Food 95% Premium Meats Chicken & Beef 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.
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 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 beef
- 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 (11)100% of the recipe is estimated
Estimated composition
- meat 33.2%
- supplement 31.0%
- additive 17.6%
- other 10.7%
- veg 7.5%
| # | As declared | Matched | Label reading | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicken | Chicken | meat · medium | - | 11.8 |
| 2 | Beef | Beef | meat · medium | - | 11.2 |
| 3 | Beef Broth | Cooking broth | other · medium | - | 10.7 |
| 4 | Chicken Liver | Chicken Liver | meat · good | - | 10.2 |
| 5 | Agar Agar | Agar-agar | additive · medium | - | 9.6 |
| 6 | Dicalcium Phosphate | Dicalcium phosphate | supplement · medium | - | 9.1 |
| 7 | Calcium Carbonate | Calcium Carbonate | supplement · medium | - | 8.6 |
| 8 | Salt | Salt | additive · poor | - | 8.0 |
| 9 | Flaxseed | Linseed | veg · good | - | 7.5 |
| 10 | Potassium Chloride | Potassium Chloride | supplement · medium | - | 7.0 |
| 11 | Choline Chloride | Choline | supplement · good | - | 6.4 |
- 1. Chicken11.8% estimated
- 2. Beef11.2% estimated
- 3. Beef Broth10.7% estimated
- 4. Chicken Liver10.2% estimated
- 5. Agar Agar9.6% estimated
- 6. Dicalcium Phosphate9.1% estimated
- 7. Calcium Carbonate8.6% estimated
- 8. Salt8.0% estimated
- 9. Flaxseed7.5% estimated
- 10. Potassium Chloride7.0% estimated
- 11. Choline Chloride6.4% estimated
Nutrition and feeding
Declared analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Additives declared on the label
Nutritional additives
Zinc Proteinate; Iron Proteinate; Copper Proteinate; Manganese Proteinate; Sodium Selenite; Vitamin E Supplement; Thiamine Mononitrate; Niacin Supplement; Riboflavin Supplement; Vitamin B12 Supplement; Pyridoxine Hydrochloride; Folic Acid; Vitamin D3 Supplement
Technological additives
Agar Agar; Salt
Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-14
Brand and contact: Dave's Pet Food
- Website
- https://davespetfood.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
- davespetfood.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 an overall score of 56 out of 100 based on several key factors. The overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +4.1 points, while the additives in the recipe added +4.2 points. However, ingredients without printed percentages reduced the score by -10.6 points, and the additive load further adjusted the total by -4.7 points.
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 | 0.4 | 9.191 | +4.12 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.1% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 26.0% | 0.163 | +4.24 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 46.8% | -0.012 | -0.57 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.9% | -0.375 | -0.33 |
| Recipe graded poor | 8.0% | -0.065 | -0.52 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 8.0% | 0.060 | +0.48 |
| 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 | -21.34 | 0.222 | -4.74 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Wet Pate | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.4 | 9.191 | +4.12 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.115 | +0.00 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.092 | +0.00 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 11.1% | -0.005 | -0.06 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 26.0% | 0.163 | +4.24 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 46.8% | -0.012 | -0.57 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.9% | -0.375 | -0.33 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 8.0% | -0.065 | -0.52 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 8.0% | 0.060 | +0.48 |
| 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 | -21.34 | 0.222 | -4.74 |
| 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 | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.08
- Additives declared on label
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 56.3
- 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.
Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges
Analytical constituents not declared
Declared fortification: 13 nutritional additives on the label
- Zinc Proteinate
- Iron Proteinate
- Copper Proteinate
- Manganese Proteinate
- Sodium Selenite
- Vitamin E Supplement
- Thiamine Mononitrate
- Niacin Supplement
- Riboflavin Supplement
- Vitamin B12 Supplement
- Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
- Folic Acid
- Vitamin D3 Supplement
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) - not on file | 0/5 |
| Complete/complementary designation (mandatory) | 5/5 |
| Feeding guidance given (mandatory) - not on file | 0/10 |
| 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, Feeding guidance given, 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.
0/100 · limited — 1 checkable claim: 0 consistent, 1 contradicted.
Contradicted by the label
- "95% SINGLE SOURCE PROTEIN, LIMITED INGREDIENTS" — the declared label says otherwise on single protein.
5 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Limited: at least one claim contradicts the declared label, or a recent upheld ASA ruling applies.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| 95% SINGLE SOURCE PROTEIN, LIMITED INGREDIENTS (on pack) | Content | contradicted | Manufacturer assertion |
| complete and balanced meal (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE TO RAW DIET (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| DOGS LOVE THE FLAVOR, EVEN FINICKY EATERS (on pack) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| NO GRAIN, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, COLORS (on pack) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| ADDED VITAMINS & MINERALS (on pack) | 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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