Raw Dog Food and Company Vital Defense - Cellular Balance and Longevity

Supplement complementary

This is a supplement, not a complete diet. The 1–100 rating applies to complete foods, so it isn't scored. Ingredient breakdown below.

Is Raw Dog Food and Company Vital Defense - Cellular Balance and Longevity a good dog food?

This is a supplement, not a complete diet, so it is not scored on our 1-100 scale. The ingredient breakdown below shows what is in it; a supplement should be fed alongside, not instead of, a complete diet.

How we score

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

Recipe
Not applicable
Nutritional
Not applicable
Transparency
45
Safety
100
Evidence
Not recorded

Why you might choose it

Doesn't list grain ingredients.

Why you might not

A supplement, not a complete diet: feed as an extra, not the whole diet.
Around 50% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.
Meat makes up an estimated 0% of the dry matter; carbohydrates dominate.

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Estimated composition

unknown65.0%

supplement20.0%

veg15.0%

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Storage

Store in a cool, dry place.

Feeding guide

Can be given during or after mealtime once per day according to pet's weight. Dosage by weight: 5-15 lbs 2 scoops; 16-39 lbs 6 scoops; 40-59 lbs 1/2 TSP (16 scoops); 60-89 lbs 3/4 TSP (24 scoops); 90+ lbs 1 TSP (32 scoops).

Reviews

Trustpilot: 3.3/5 · 1 reviews

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
Doesn't list chicken, beef, turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

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 (5)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	A proprietary blend of: Chaga extract*	unmatched	-	-	-	25.0
2	Phytoplankton Blend: Nannochloropsis gaditana CCAP 849/5*	unmatched	-	-	-	22.5
3	Chlorella vulgaris*	Chlorella	supplement	good	-	20.0
4	Tetraselmis chui CCAP 8/6*	unmatched	-	-	-	17.5
5	Spirulina platensis	Spirulina	veg	good	-	15.0

Brand

Website: https://rawdogfoodandco.com/
Phone: (720) 619-1190
Address: 5460 Colorado Blvd., Commerce City, CO 80022
Contact page: rawdogfoodandco.com

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-12
Product page: shoprawdogfood.rawdogfoodandco.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	0.4	9.191	+4.03
Vegetable share of dry matter	21.0%	-0.005	-0.11
Supplement share of dry matter	28.6%	-0.012	-0.35
Unrecognised share of dry matter	50.5%	-0.027	-1.34
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
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	0.4	9.191	+4.03
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	21.0%	-0.005	-0.11
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	28.6%	-0.012	-0.35
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	50.5%	-0.027	-1.34
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	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	0.00	0.222	+0.00
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
Subtotal: 45.8
Final score: 46/100

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.

This is not a complete diet, so the 1-100 rating does not apply to it. Read the recipe breakdown above as ingredient-quality context only.

Nutritional: declared analysis vs reference ranges

Not applicable to complementary food. FEDIAF reference ranges apply to complete diets.

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)	10/10
✓ Manufacturer identity and address (mandatory)	10/10
✓ 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, Additives 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.

Claims on file; none we can check against the label

Claim	Type	Check	Substantiation
Helps support normal cellular growth & repair (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Helps support healthy cellular function (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Helps shield cells from the harmful effects triggered by processed food, pollution, stress, pesticides, chemicals, second-hand smoke, medications, etc. (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
For use in Dogs and Cats (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Source of antioxidants that help protect against cell damage caused by free radicals (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Non Pharmaceutical - Professional Grade - Whole Food Pure Tested - Holistic/Homeopathic (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion