Solid Gold Mighty Mini Lamb Dry Food for Toy & Small Dogs
Wet Chunks complete High meat
Is Solid Gold Mighty Mini Lamb Dry Food for Toy & Small Dogs 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 a total score of 51 out of 100 based on several key factors. The presence of ingredients without printed percentages contributed -10.6 to the overall rating, while the overall quality of the ingredient list added +4.7. Furthermore, the additive load contributed -2.7, and the additives in the recipe adjusted the score by +2.6.
100% of this recipe has no printed percentage. Estimated shares are model estimates, not label facts.
- Recipe51
- NutritionalNot recorded
- Transparency45
- Safety100
- Evidencemoderate100
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 37% of the dry matter (29% 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.
- Its additive load costs about 3 points in the rating.
Estimated composition
Typical analysis (as fed)
No analysis recorded yet.
Additives & feeding info
No additives recorded yet.
Storage
Refrigerate after opening. Feed at room temperature and refrigerate unused portion.
Feeding guide
Feed 2–15 lb dogs ¼–1 cups/day; feed 16–30 lb dogs 1–1 3/4 cups/day. Puppies, lactating and gestating females may need two to three times more food than shown. Transition gradually over 7 to 10 days.
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Who is this food for?
Suits
- Labelled by the manufacturer for all lifestages
- Labelling or feeding guide is aimed at small dogs
- Grain-free: no grain ingredients listed
- Doesn't list beef, turkey, venison, pork, duck as ingredients
Consider something else if:
- Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken oil and fat
- Your dog avoids lamb: the label lists lamb
- Your dog avoids fish: the label lists ocean fish
- 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 (17)
| # | As declared | Matched | Category | Tier | Declared % | Est. % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamb | Lamb | meat | medium | - | 7.7 |
| 2 | Lamb Meal | Lamb | meat | medium | - | 7.5 |
| 3 | Ocean Fish Meal | Ocean Fish | meat | medium | - | 7.2 |
| 4 | Chickpeas | Chickpeas | veg | medium | - | 7.0 |
| 5 | Peas | Peas | veg | medium | - | 6.8 |
| 6 | Sweet Potatoes | Sweet Potatoes | carb | good | - | 6.6 |
| 7 | Pea Protein | Pea protein | carb | medium | - | 6.3 |
| 8 | Dried Eggs | Dried Egg | meat | medium | - | 6.1 |
| 9 | Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols) | Chicken Oil and Fat | oil | medium | - | 5.9 |
| 10 | Carrots | Carrots | veg | good | - | 5.7 |
| 11 | Ground Flaxseed | Linseed | veg | good | - | 5.4 |
| 12 | Natural Flavor | Flavor | additive | poor | - | 5.2 |
| 13 | Salt | Salt | additive | medium | - | 5.0 |
| 14 | Salmon Oil (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols) | Salmon Oil | oil | good | - | 4.8 |
| 15 | Pumpkin | Pumpkin | veg | good | - | 4.5 |
| 16 | Blueberries | Blueberries | veg | good | - | 4.3 |
| 17 | Cranberries | Cranberries | veg | good | - | 4.1 |
Brand
- Website
- https://solidgoldpet.com/
- [email protected]
- Phone
- +1 866-934-3687
- Address
- 13501 Ingenuity Drive, Suite 150, Orlando, FL 32826
- Contact page
- solidgoldpet.com
Trust and provenance
- Recall history
- No recalls recorded in our database
- Label data last checked
- 2026-09-12
- Scored with
- Model v3 (methodology)
- Product page
- solidgoldpet.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 | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.66 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 12.5% | -0.115 | -1.43 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 18.2% | -0.092 | -1.67 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 16.8% | -0.005 | -0.09 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 15.8% | 0.163 | +2.58 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.2% | -0.065 | -0.34 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.2% | 0.060 | +0.31 |
| Undeclared quantities | 100.0% | -0.106 | -10.56 |
| Low meat (under 10% of dry matter) | yes | -3.158 | -3.16 |
| Additive penalty | -12.32 | 0.222 | -2.73 |
| Processing multiplier | 1.00 | 33.786 | +33.79 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
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| Component | Input | Coefficient | Contribution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base score | - | 30.909 | +30.91 |
| Average ingredient quality | 0.5 | 9.191 | +4.66 |
| Meat share of dry matter | 0.0% | 0.096 | +0.00 |
| Carb share of dry matter | 12.5% | -0.115 | -1.43 |
| Oil share of dry matter | 18.2% | -0.092 | -1.67 |
| Vegetable share of dry matter | 16.8% | -0.005 | -0.09 |
| Additive share of dry matter | 15.8% | 0.163 | +2.58 |
| 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 | 0.0% | -0.027 | +0.00 |
| Recipe graded poor | 5.2% | -0.065 | -0.34 |
| Poor-quality meat in recipe | 0.0% | -0.179 | +0.00 |
| Number of poor ingredients | 1 | -0.876 | -0.88 |
| Largest single poor ingredient | 5.2% | 0.060 | +0.31 |
| 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 | -12.32 | 0.222 | -2.73 |
| 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 | no | -0.672 | +0.00 |
| Processing: Wet Chunks | yes | -0.672 | -0.67 |
- Processing-type offset
- -0.08
- Subtotal
- 50.6
- 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) - 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.
100/100 · moderate — 2 checkable claims: 2 consistent, 0 contradicted.
Consistent with the label
- "grain- and gluten-free formula" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
- "Grain & Gluten Free" — supported by the declared grain-free data.
10 further claims on file that we cannot check against the label.
Moderate: every checkable claim is consistent with the declared label.
| Claim | Type | Check | Substantiation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gut support & immune system (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Skin & coat support (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| grain- and gluten-free formula (on page) | Free-from | consistent | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain-free lamb dry food for toy & small breed dogs. (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| ideal for puppies, adults and seniors (on page) | Content | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| High Quality Protein (on page) | High/low level | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| easily digestible protein (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| promote gut health, skin and coat health and immune support (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| ideal for dogs with sensitive stomachs (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Gentle on sensitive stomachs. (on page) | Functional | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| complete and balanced (on page) | Nutrient | not checkable | Manufacturer assertion |
| Grain & Gluten Free (on page) | Free-from | consistent | 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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