The Farmer's Dog (US) Beef & Grain

Fresh Frozen complete

52out of 100

Average

our rating

Is The Farmer's Dog (US) Beef & Grain a good dog food?

We score it 52/100 (Average). This reflects the ingredient quality, composition and label transparency of the recipe as declared on the label.

How we score

Why this score?

The product reached a score of 52 out of 100. Ingredients without printed percentages weighed on the result, contributing -10.6 points, while the overall quality of the ingredient list lifted it by +6.3. The processing format dragged the score down by -2.4 points, and the carbohydrate content reduced it further by -2.2 points.

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

Recipe
52
Nutritional
Not recorded
Transparency
30
Safety
100
Evidence
Not 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

A minimally processed format: kept frozen, not heat-treated.
Nutritionally complete: formulated to be fed as the whole diet.

Why you might not

Around 18% of the recipe is generic or unspecified ingredients.
No analytical breakdown is published.
100% of the recipe mass has no printed percentage, so the exact split cannot be verified.

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Estimated composition

meat31.6%

unknown17.1%

veg16.0%

other11.8%

carb10.2%

supplement7.0%

oil6.4%

Typical analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

No additives recorded yet.

Reviews

Trustpilot: 3.9/5 · 1,711 reviews

Who is this food for?

Suits

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

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
Your dog avoids fish: the label lists salmon oil
Your dog avoids grain: the label lists oats
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 (11)

#	As declared	Matched	Category	Tier	Declared %	Est. %
1	Beef Broth	Cooking broth	other	medium	-	11.8
2	Beef	Beef	meat	medium	-	11.2
3	Beef Kidney	Kidney	meat	good	-	10.7
4	Oats	Oats	carb	medium	-	10.2
5	Beef Liver	Beef Liver	meat	good	-	9.6
6	Collard Greens	unmatched	-	-	-	9.1
7	Carrots	Carrots	veg	good	-	8.6
8	TFD Nutrient Blend	unmatched	-	-	-	8.0
9	Sunflower Seeds	Sunflower Seeds	veg	good	-	7.5
10	Dried Yeast	Yeast	supplement	good	-	7.0
11	Salmon Oil	Salmon Oil	oil	good	-	6.4

Brand

The Farmer's Dog (US)

Website: https://www.thefarmersdog.com/
Phone: (877) 414-8444

Trust and provenance

Recall history: No recalls recorded in our database
Label data last checked: 2026-09-18
Scored with: Model v3 (methodology)
Product page: www.thefarmersdog.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	+6.31
Carb share of dry matter	18.7%	-0.115	-2.16
Oil share of dry matter	13.3%	-0.092	-1.23
Vegetable share of dry matter	16.8%	-0.005	-0.09
Supplement share of dry matter	13.4%	-0.012	-0.16
Other share of dry matter	1.2%	-0.375	-0.46
Unrecognised share of dry matter	17.9%	-0.027	-0.48
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
Processing multiplier	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35

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Component	Input	Coefficient	Contribution
Base score	-	30.909	+30.91
Average ingredient quality	0.7	9.191	+6.31
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	18.7%	-0.115	-2.16
Oil share of dry matter	13.3%	-0.092	-1.23
Vegetable share of dry matter	16.8%	-0.005	-0.09
Additive share of dry matter	0.0%	0.163	+0.00
Supplement share of dry matter	13.4%	-0.012	-0.16
Other share of dry matter	1.2%	-0.375	-0.46
Unrecognised share of dry matter	17.9%	-0.027	-0.48
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	1.10	33.786	+37.16
Processing: Raw	no	-0.054	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Chilled	no	-2.354	+0.00
Processing: Fresh Frozen	yes	-2.354	-2.35
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: 52.0
Final score: 52/100

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) - 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, Additives 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

No on-pack claims on file: nothing to verify.

The full scoring method is published. See the methodology for exactly how the headline score and each dimension are calculated.

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