Simple Food Project Puppy Balancer

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 Simple Food Project Puppy Balancer 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

Only part of the analytical constituents are declared, so the nutritional picture is incomplete.

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

Estimated composition

veg61.9%

meat19.6%

carb13.1%

unknown5.4%

Typical analysis (as fed)

Protein: 30%
Fat: 5%
Fibre: 5%
Moisture: 12%

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Feeding guide

Add 1 tsp Puppy Balancer for every 1/3 cup Simple Food. By itself, Puppy Balancer is intended for intermittent or supplemental feeding only. When paired with Beef & Salmon, Chicken & Turkey, Duck & Trout, or Duck recipes it meets AAFCO Growth & Reproduction standards; pair with Bison or Lamb recipes for puppies expected to exceed 70 lbs.

Reviews

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13 reviews on this product · 4.9/5

Who is this food for?

Suits

Labelled by the manufacturer for puppies
Doesn't list chicken, beef, lamb, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids turkey: the label lists turkey
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists krill
Your dog avoids grain: it is listed as an ingredient
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 (13)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	Ground Turkey	Turkey	meat	medium	-	10.0
2	Ground Krill	Krill	meat	good	-	9.6
3	Dried Ground Spinach	Spinach	veg	good	-	9.2
4	Dried Ground Tomato	Tomato	veg	good	-	8.8
5	Dried Ground Avocado	Avocado	veg	poor	-	8.5
6	Dried Ground Cranberry	Cranberries	veg	good	-	8.1
7	Dried Ground Blueberry	Blueberries	veg	good	-	7.7
8	Dried Ground Spirulina	Spirulina	veg	good	-	7.3
9	Dried Ground Sweet Potato	Sweet Potatoes	carb	good	-	6.9
10	Dried Ground Broccoli	Broccoli	veg	good	-	6.5
11	Barley Grass	Barley grass	carb	good	-	6.2
12	Dried Ground Pomegranate	Pomegranate	veg	good	-	5.8
13	Dried Ground Guava	unmatched	-	-	-	5.4

Brand

Simple Food Project

Website: https://simplefoodproject.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 800-451-5267
Contact page: simplefoodproject.com
Social: Facebook · Instagram

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-10-07
Product page: simplefoodproject.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 2026-10-07. 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	+7.21
Carb share of dry matter	15.4%	-0.115	-1.77
Vegetable share of dry matter	73.8%	-0.005	-0.38
Unrecognised share of dry matter	3.6%	-0.027	-0.09
Recipe graded poor	8.5%	-0.065	-0.55
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	8.5%	0.060	+0.51
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
Processing multiplier	1.11	33.786	+37.50
Processing: Dry Freeze Dried	yes	6.629	+6.63

Show all 40 components

Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.8	9.191	+7.21
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	15.4%	-0.115	-1.77
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.092	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	73.8%	-0.005	-0.38
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.012	+0.00
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	3.6%	-0.027	-0.09
Recipe graded poor	8.5%	-0.065	-0.55
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	1	-0.876	-0.88
Largest single poor ingredient	8.5%	0.060	+0.51
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	1.11	33.786	+37.50
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	yes	6.629	+6.63
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: +0.06
Subtotal: 65.4
Final score: 65/100

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)	5/10
✓ Country of manufacture stated (voluntary)	10/10
✓ Batch and date labelling (mandatory)	5/5

Capped at 60: mandatory items missing (Analytical constituents declared, Additives declared).

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
Balancing Simple Food Project recipes for puppies (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No synthetic vitamins or minerals, additives, or fillers (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Puppy Balancer with the Beef & Salmon, Duck & Trout, or Chicken & Turkey recipes meets AAFCO's Growth & Reproduction standards (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Freeze-dried raw to protect nutrients. Pasteurized for safety. No fridge. No compromise. (on page)	Functional	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Grass-fed & pasture-raised meats. Organic produce. Wild-caught krill (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Made in our GMP Wisconsin facilities (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Proudly rooted in Wisconsin (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Carnivore-balanced (70–80% meat for dogs, 80–90% for cats) (on page)	Content	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Low-carb recipes with as few as 7% carbs from fresh fruits, seeds, veggies (on page)	High/low level	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Rich in omegas from wild-caught krill (with unheard-of 1:1–1:2 Omega 6:3 ratios) (on page)	Nutrient	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No corn, soy, or wheat (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No grains or gluten (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No artificial flavors or dyes (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
No synthetic taurine — ours comes from real meat (on page)	Free-from	not checkable	Manufacturer assertion
Calcium from ground bone—no synthetic additives (on page)	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.