Polkadog Regional Red Grain-Free Poultry Free High-Protein Dry Dog Food
Dry Extruded complete High meat
Is Polkadog Regional Red Grain-Free Poultry Free High-Protein Dry Dog Food a good dog food?
We score it 51/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.
Why this score?
This recipe achieves an overall rating of 51 out of 100. The inclusion of ingredients without printed percentages contributed -10.6 points, and the processing format adjusted the score by -6.7. Conversely, the overall quality of the ingredient list added +6 points, while being labelled nutritionally complete contributed +2.3 points to the final evaluation.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe51
- NutritionalNot recorded
- Transparency40
- Safety100
- EvidenceNot recorded
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
- Meat makes up an estimated 31% of the dry matter (37% as fed).
- 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.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
Nutritional additives
Vitamin E supplement; Zinc proteinate; Niacin; Thiamine mononitrate; Calcium pantothenate; Pyridoxine hydrochloride; Riboflavin; Folic acid; Vitamin B12 supplement
Technological additives
Mixed tocopherols (preservative); Citric acid (preservative); Rosemary extract
Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list chicken, turkey, venison, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
- Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists mackerel meal
- Your dog avoids pork: the label lists wild boar
- 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 (49)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Beef | Beef | meat | medium | - | 2.7 |
| 2 | wild boar | Wild Boar | meat | good | - | 2.7 |
| 3 | lamb | Lamb | meat | medium | - | 2.6 |
| 4 | pork | Pork | meat | medium | - | 2.6 |
| 5 | beef liver | Beef Liver | meat | good | - | 2.6 |
| 6 | beef meal | Beef | meat | medium | - | 2.6 |
| 7 | lamb meal | Lamb | meat | medium | - | 2.5 |
| 8 | mackerel meal | Mackerel Meal | meat | medium | - | 2.5 |
| 9 | herring meal | Herring Meal | meat | medium | - | 2.5 |
| 10 | pork meal | Dehydrated Pork Protein | meat | good | - | 2.5 |
| 11 | whole red lentils | Lentils | veg | medium | - | 2.4 |
| 12 | whole pinto beans | Whole Pinto Beans | carb | medium | - | 2.4 |
| 13 | whole navy beans | Whole Navy Beans | carb | medium | - | 2.4 |
| 14 | whole green lentils | Lentils | veg | medium | - | 2.3 |
| 15 | whole chickpeas | Chickpeas | veg | medium | - | 2.3 |
| 16 | whole herring | Herring | meat | good | - | 2.3 |
| 17 | pork liver | Pork Liver | meat | good | - | 2.3 |
| 18 | beef fat | Beef Fat | oil | medium | - | 2.2 |
| 19 | natural pork flavor | Flavor | additive | poor | - | 2.2 |
| 20 | dried apple pomace | Apple Fibre | fibre | medium | - | 2.2 |
| 21 | pollock oil | Pollock Oil | oil | good | - | 2.2 |
| 22 | pork kidney | Kidney | meat | good | - | 2.1 |
| 23 | beef kidney | Kidney | meat | good | - | 2.1 |
| 24 | beef tripe | Beef Tripe | meat | medium | - | 2.1 |
| 25 | vitamin E supplement | Vitamin E | supplement | good | - | 2.0 |
| 26 | dried kelp | Kelp | veg | good | - | 2.0 |
| 27 | whole pumpkin | Pumpkin | veg | good | - | 2.0 |
| 28 | whole butternut squash | Butternut Squash | veg | good | - | 2.0 |
| 29 | collard greens | unmatched | - | - | - | 1.9 |
| 30 | whole apples | Apples | veg | good | - | 1.9 |
| 31 | whole pears | Pears | veg | good | - | 1.9 |
| 32 | zinc proteinate | Zinc Proteinate | supplement | good | - | 1.8 |
| 33 | mixed tocopherols (preservative) | Tocopherols | additive | good | - | 1.8 |
| 34 | niacin | Niacin | supplement | good | - | 1.8 |
| 35 | thiamine mononitrate | Thiamine mononitrate | supplement | good | - | 1.8 |
| 36 | calcium pantothenate | Calcium pantothenate | supplement | good | - | 1.7 |
| 37 | pyridoxine hydrochloride | Pyridoxine hydrochloride | supplement | good | - | 1.7 |
| 38 | riboflavin | Riboflavin | supplement | good | - | 1.7 |
| 39 | folic acid | Folic acid | supplement | good | - | 1.7 |
| 40 | vitamin B12 supplement | Vitamin B12 | supplement | good | - | 1.6 |
| 41 | dried Baciullus coagulans fermentation product | unmatched | - | - | - | 1.6 |
| 42 | dried chicory root | Chicory root | veg | good | - | 1.6 |
| 43 | turmeric | Turmeric | veg | good | - | 1.5 |
| 44 | sarsaparilla root | unmatched | - | - | - | 1.5 |
| 45 | althea root | Althea | veg | good | - | 1.5 |
| 46 | rosehips | Rose Hip | veg | good | - | 1.5 |
| 47 | juniper berries | Juniper Berries | veg | good | - | 1.4 |
| 48 | citric acid (preservative) | Citric Acid | additive | medium | - | 1.4 |
| 49 | rosemary extract. | Rosemary | veg | good | - | 1.4 |
Brand
- Website
- https://www.polkadog.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
- www.polkadog.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 | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 7.2% | -0.115 | -0.83 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 7.4% | -0.092 | -0.68 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.2% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 8.4% | 0.163 | +1.36 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 24.9% | -0.012 | -0.30 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 4.3% | -0.027 | -0.11 |
| Recipe graded poor | 2.2% | -0.065 | -0.14 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 2.2% | 0.060 | +0.13 |
| 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 | -6.52 | 0.222 | -1.45 |
| Processing multiplier | 0.98 | 33.786 | +33.11 |
| Processing: Dry Extruded | yes | -6.713 | -6.71 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.7 | 9.191 | +6.00 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 7.2% | -0.115 | -0.83 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 7.4% | -0.092 | -0.68 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 13.2% | -0.005 | -0.07 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 8.4% | 0.163 | +1.36 |
| Supplement share of dry matter | 24.9% | -0.012 | -0.30 |
| Other share of dry matter | 0.0% | -0.375 | +0.00 |
| Unrecognised share of dry matter | 4.3% | -0.027 | -0.11 |
| Recipe graded poor | 2.2% | -0.065 | -0.14 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 2.2% | 0.060 | +0.13 |
| 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 | -6.52 | 0.222 | -1.45 |
| 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
- +2 transparency bonus
- Subtotal
- 50.9
- Final score
- 51/100
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) | 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.
Claims on file; none we can check against the label
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biologically Appropriate diet (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain-Free (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| High-Protein (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Poultry Free (on page) | Free-from | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| WholePrey diet features the most succulent parts of the prey like meat, organs and bone to mimic what your dog's ancestors consumed in the wild (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| 85%* quality animal ingredients (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| support your dog's Immune Health, Skin & Coat Health and Digestive Health (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| helps support 3 key health benefits, including Immune Health, Skin & Coat Health, and Digestive Health (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| strong source of essential protein, vitamins, and minerals (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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