Purely Golden Foods Turkey Formulation Trial

Fresh Chilled · complete

51out of 100

Average

our rating

Our verdict

Is Purely Golden Foods Turkey Formulation Trial 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.

How we score

100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.

Why you might choose it

Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

Meat makes up an estimated 9% of the dry matter (21% as fed); carbohydrates dominate.
No analytical breakdown is published.
100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Doesn't list lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken liver
Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef liver
Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists fish oil
Your dog avoids grain: the label lists rice - brown / whole grain
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 (23)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

supplement 29.3%
veg 27.2%
meat 21.0%
fibre 9.2%
carb 5.6%
oil 4.1%
additive 3.6%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	Turkey	Turkey	meat · medium	-	5.7
2	Brown Rice	Rice - brown / whole grain	carb · medium	-	5.6
3	Eggs	Egg	meat · good	-	5.5
4	Squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	5.3
5	Spinach	Spinach	veg · good	-	5.2
6	Pumpkin	Pumpkin	veg · good	-	5.1
7	Chicken Liver	Chicken Liver	meat · good	-	5.0
8	Beef Liver	Beef Liver	meat · good	-	4.8
9	Ground Miscanthus Grass	Miscanthus Grass	fibre · medium	-	4.7
10	Calcium Carbonate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	4.6
11	Psyllium Seed Husk	Psyllium	fibre · good	-	4.5
12	Magnesium Proteinate	Magnesium Oxide	supplement · good	-	4.3
13	Vitamin E Supplement	Vitamin E	supplement · good	-	4.2
14	Fish Oil	Fish Oil	oil · good	-	4.1
15	Ginger	Ginger	veg · good	-	4.0
16	Turmeric	Turmeric	veg · good	-	3.9
17	Chia Seeds	Chia Seeds	veg · good	-	3.7
18	Salt	Salt	additive · poor	-	3.6
19	Zinc Proteinate	Zinc Proteinate	supplement · good	-	3.5
20	Thiamine Mononitrate	Thiamine mononitrate	supplement · good	-	3.4
21	Calcium Iodate	Calcium iodate	supplement · medium	-	3.2
22	Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex	Menadione sodium bisulfite complex	supplement · poor	-	3.1
23	Vitamin D3 Supplement.	Vitamin D3 supplement	supplement · good	-	3.0

1. Turkey5.7% estimated
Turkey · meat · medium
2. Brown Rice5.6% estimated
Rice - brown / whole grain · carb · medium
3. Eggs5.5% estimated
Egg · meat · good
4. Squash5.3% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
5. Spinach5.2% estimated
Spinach · veg · good
6. Pumpkin5.1% estimated
Pumpkin · veg · good
7. Chicken Liver5.0% estimated
Chicken Liver · meat · good
8. Beef Liver4.8% estimated
Beef Liver · meat · good
9. Ground Miscanthus Grass4.7% estimated
Miscanthus Grass · fibre · medium
10. Calcium Carbonate4.6% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
11. Psyllium Seed Husk4.5% estimated
Psyllium · fibre · good
12. Magnesium Proteinate4.3% estimated
Magnesium Oxide · supplement · good
13. Vitamin E Supplement4.2% estimated
Vitamin E · supplement · good
14. Fish Oil4.1% estimated
Fish Oil · oil · good
15. Ginger4.0% estimated
Ginger · veg · good
16. Turmeric3.9% estimated
Turmeric · veg · good
17. Chia Seeds3.7% estimated
Chia Seeds · veg · good
18. Salt3.6% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
19. Zinc Proteinate3.5% estimated
Zinc Proteinate · supplement · good
20. Thiamine Mononitrate3.4% estimated
Thiamine mononitrate · supplement · good
21. Calcium Iodate3.2% estimated
Calcium iodate · supplement · medium
22. Menadione Sodium Bisulfite Complex3.1% estimated
Menadione sodium bisulfite complex · supplement · poor
23. Vitamin D3 Supplement.3.0% estimated
Vitamin D3 supplement · supplement · good

Nutrition and feeding

Declared analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Fresh cooked food under strict cold chain: 'Temperature-controlled handling from preparation through delivery. Strict cold chain protocols are maintained throughout.' (purelygoldenfoods.com/pages/our-formulation); customer reviews describe fridge storage ('take his food out of the fridge').

No additives recorded yet.

Trust and sourceNo recalls recorded in our database · checked 2026-09-19

Brand and contact: Purely Golden Foods

Website: https://purelygoldenfoods.com/

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-19
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: purelygoldenfoods.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?

The product received an overall score of 51 out of 100. Undeclared ingredient shares, meaning ingredients without printed percentages, contributed -10.6 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list contributed +6.3 points. The processing format contributed -2.4 points, and the additive load contributed -1 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	0.7	9.191	+6.28
Carb share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.115	-0.86
Oil share of dry matter	6.1%	-0.092	-0.57
Vegetable share of dry matter	19.3%	-0.005	-0.10
Additive share of dry matter	4.9%	0.163	+0.80
Supplement share of dry matter	40.8%	-0.012	-0.50
Recipe graded poor	6.7%	-0.065	-0.44
Number of poor ingredients	2	-0.876	-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient	3.6%	0.060	+0.22
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
Additive penalty	-4.39	0.222	-0.98
Processing multiplier	1.07	33.786	+36.15
Processing: Fresh Chilled	yes	-2.354	-2.35

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.28
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	7.4%	-0.115	-0.86
Oil share of dry matter	6.1%	-0.092	-0.57
Vegetable share of dry matter	19.3%	-0.005	-0.10
Additive share of dry matter	4.9%	0.163	+0.80
Supplement share of dry matter	40.8%	-0.012	-0.50
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	6.7%	-0.065	-0.44
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	2	-0.876	-1.75
Largest single poor ingredient	3.6%	0.060	+0.22
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Prints ingredient percentages	no	0.000	+0.00
Complete diet	no	2.294	+0.00
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	-4.39	0.222	-0.98
Processing multiplier	1.07	33.786	+36.15
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	yes	-2.354	-2.35
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
Subtotal: 51.4
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

No nutritional additives section declared on the label.

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) - not on file	0/10
✗ 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