Wag Tantrum Starter Meal Plan

Fresh Frozen · complete

48out of 100

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Is Wag Tantrum Starter Meal Plan a good dog food?

We score it 48/100 (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

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

Why you might not

Meat makes up an estimated 1% of the dry matter (4% 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 puppies
Doesn't list turkey, lamb, fish, venison, pork, duck as ingredients

Consider something else if:

Your dog avoids chicken: the label lists chicken
Your dog avoids beef: the label lists beef
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 (71)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

supplement 63.0%
veg 14.6%
additive 5.9%
meat 3.5%
mineral 3.4%
fibre 3.3%
carb 3.1%
unknown 3.1%

#	As declared	Matched	Label reading	Declared %	Est. %
1	BEEF: USDA Organic Beef	Beef	meat · medium	-	1.9
2	Organic Broccoli	Broccoli	veg · good	-	1.9
3	Organic Squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	1.8
4	Organic Carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	1.8
5	Organic Brown Rice	Rice - brown / whole grain	carb · medium	-	1.8
6	Tricalcium Phosphate	Tricalcium phosphate	supplement · good	-	1.8
7	Potassium Citrate	Potassium Citrate	mineral · good	-	1.8
8	Powdered Cellulose	Powdered Cellulose	fibre · poor	-	1.8
9	Choline Bitartrate	Choline	supplement · good	-	1.8
10	Magnesium Sulfate	Magnesium sulfate	supplement · good	-	1.8
11	Sodium Bicarbonate	Sodium Bicarbonate	additive · medium	-	1.7
12	Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	supplement · medium	-	1.7
13	L-Tryptophan	L-Tryptophan	supplement · good	-	1.7
14	Vitamin E	Vitamin E	supplement · good	-	1.7
15	Acatate	unmatched	-	-	1.7
16	Zinc Sulfate	Zinc sulfate	supplement · medium	-	1.7
17	Ferrous Sulfate	Iron sulfate	supplement · good	-	1.7
18	Niacinamide	Niacinamide	supplement · medium	-	1.6
19	D-Calcium Pantothernate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	1.6
20	Copper Sulfate	Copper sulphate	supplement · good	-	1.6
21	Manganese Sulfate	Manganese sulfate	supplement · medium	-	1.6
22	Riboflavin	Riboflavin	supplement · good	-	1.6
23	Thiamine Mononitrate	Thiamine mononitrate	supplement · good	-	1.6
24	Vitamin A Palmitate	Vitamin A	supplement · good	-	1.6
25	Pyridoxine	Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)	supplement · good	-	1.6
26	Folic Acid	Folic acid	supplement · good	-	1.5
27	Phytonadione (Vitamin K)	Vitamin K	supplement · good	-	1.5
28	Potassium Iodine	Iodine	supplement · medium	-	1.5
29	Sodium Selenite	Sodium selenite	supplement · poor	-	1.5
30	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B12	supplement · good	-	1.5
31	Calcium Carbonate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	1.5
32	Salt	Salt	additive · poor	-	1.5
33	CHICKEN: USDA Organic Chicken	Chicken	meat · medium	-	1.4
34	Organic Broccoli	Broccoli	veg · good	-	1.4
35	Organic Squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	1.4
36	Organic Carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	1.4
37	Organic Brown Rice	Rice - brown / whole grain	carb · medium	-	1.4
38	Tricalcium Phosphate	Tricalcium phosphate	supplement · good	-	1.4
39	Potassium Citrate	Potassium Citrate	mineral · good	-	1.4
40	Powdered Cellulose	Powdered Cellulose	fibre · poor	-	1.4
41	Choline Bitartrate	Choline	supplement · good	-	1.3
42	Magnesium Sulfate	Magnesium sulfate	supplement · good	-	1.3
43	Sodium Bicarbonate	Sodium Bicarbonate	additive · medium	-	1.3
44	Potassium Chloride	Potassium Chloride	supplement · medium	-	1.3
45	L-Tryptophan	L-Tryptophan	supplement · good	-	1.3
46	Vitamin E	Vitamin E	supplement · good	-	1.3
47	Acatate	unmatched	-	-	1.3
48	Zinc Sulfate	Zinc sulfate	supplement · medium	-	1.3
49	Ferrous Sulfate	Iron sulfate	supplement · good	-	1.2
50	Niacinamide	Niacinamide	supplement · medium	-	1.2
51	D-Calcium Pantothernate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	1.2
52	Copper Sulfate	Copper sulphate	supplement · good	-	1.2
53	Manganese Sulfate	Manganese sulfate	supplement · medium	-	1.2
54	Riboflavin	Riboflavin	supplement · good	-	1.2
55	Thiamine Mononitrate	Thiamine mononitrate	supplement · good	-	1.2
56	Vitamin A Palmitate	Vitamin A	supplement · good	-	1.1
57	Pyridoxine	Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6)	supplement · good	-	1.1
58	Folic Acid	Folic acid	supplement · good	-	1.1
59	Phytonadione (Vitamin K)	Vitamin K	supplement · good	-	1.1
60	Potassium Iodine	Iodine	supplement · medium	-	1.1
61	Sodium Selenite	Sodium selenite	supplement · poor	-	1.1
62	Vitamin B12	Vitamin B12	supplement · good	-	1.1
63	Calcium Carbonate	Calcium Carbonate	supplement · medium	-	1.1
64	Salt	Salt	additive · poor	-	1.0
65	QUINOA BEEF: Organic quinoa	Quinoa	carb · good	-	1.0
66	USDA Organic Beef	Beef	meat · medium	-	1.0
67	organic carrots	Carrots	veg · good	-	1.0
68	organic brussel sprouts	Sprouts	veg · good	-	1.0
69	organic butternut squash	Butternut Squash	veg · good	-	1.0
70	organic sweet potatoes	Sweet Potatoes	carb · good	-	1.0
71	organic blueberries.	Blueberries	veg · good	-	0.9

1. BEEF: USDA Organic Beef1.9% estimated
Beef · meat · medium
2. Organic Broccoli1.9% estimated
Broccoli · veg · good
3. Organic Squash1.8% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
4. Organic Carrots1.8% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
5. Organic Brown Rice1.8% estimated
Rice - brown / whole grain · carb · medium
6. Tricalcium Phosphate1.8% estimated
Tricalcium phosphate · supplement · good
7. Potassium Citrate1.8% estimated
Potassium Citrate · mineral · good
8. Powdered Cellulose1.8% estimated
Powdered Cellulose · fibre · poor
9. Choline Bitartrate1.8% estimated
Choline · supplement · good
10. Magnesium Sulfate1.8% estimated
Magnesium sulfate · supplement · good
11. Sodium Bicarbonate1.7% estimated
Sodium Bicarbonate · additive · medium
12. Potassium Chloride1.7% estimated
Potassium Chloride · supplement · medium
13. L-Tryptophan1.7% estimated
L-Tryptophan · supplement · good
14. Vitamin E1.7% estimated
Vitamin E · supplement · good
15. Acatate1.7% estimated
unmatched
16. Zinc Sulfate1.7% estimated
Zinc sulfate · supplement · medium
17. Ferrous Sulfate1.7% estimated
Iron sulfate · supplement · good
18. Niacinamide1.6% estimated
Niacinamide · supplement · medium
19. D-Calcium Pantothernate1.6% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
20. Copper Sulfate1.6% estimated
Copper sulphate · supplement · good
21. Manganese Sulfate1.6% estimated
Manganese sulfate · supplement · medium
22. Riboflavin1.6% estimated
Riboflavin · supplement · good
23. Thiamine Mononitrate1.6% estimated
Thiamine mononitrate · supplement · good
24. Vitamin A Palmitate1.6% estimated
Vitamin A · supplement · good
25. Pyridoxine1.6% estimated
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) · supplement · good
26. Folic Acid1.5% estimated
Folic acid · supplement · good
27. Phytonadione (Vitamin K)1.5% estimated
Vitamin K · supplement · good
28. Potassium Iodine1.5% estimated
Iodine · supplement · medium
29. Sodium Selenite1.5% estimated
Sodium selenite · supplement · poor
30. Vitamin B121.5% estimated
Vitamin B12 · supplement · good
31. Calcium Carbonate1.5% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
32. Salt1.5% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
33. CHICKEN: USDA Organic Chicken1.4% estimated
Chicken · meat · medium
34. Organic Broccoli1.4% estimated
Broccoli · veg · good
35. Organic Squash1.4% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
36. Organic Carrots1.4% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
37. Organic Brown Rice1.4% estimated
Rice - brown / whole grain · carb · medium
38. Tricalcium Phosphate1.4% estimated
Tricalcium phosphate · supplement · good
39. Potassium Citrate1.4% estimated
Potassium Citrate · mineral · good
40. Powdered Cellulose1.4% estimated
Powdered Cellulose · fibre · poor
41. Choline Bitartrate1.3% estimated
Choline · supplement · good
42. Magnesium Sulfate1.3% estimated
Magnesium sulfate · supplement · good
43. Sodium Bicarbonate1.3% estimated
Sodium Bicarbonate · additive · medium
44. Potassium Chloride1.3% estimated
Potassium Chloride · supplement · medium
45. L-Tryptophan1.3% estimated
L-Tryptophan · supplement · good
46. Vitamin E1.3% estimated
Vitamin E · supplement · good
47. Acatate1.3% estimated
unmatched
48. Zinc Sulfate1.3% estimated
Zinc sulfate · supplement · medium
49. Ferrous Sulfate1.2% estimated
Iron sulfate · supplement · good
50. Niacinamide1.2% estimated
Niacinamide · supplement · medium
51. D-Calcium Pantothernate1.2% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
52. Copper Sulfate1.2% estimated
Copper sulphate · supplement · good
53. Manganese Sulfate1.2% estimated
Manganese sulfate · supplement · medium
54. Riboflavin1.2% estimated
Riboflavin · supplement · good
55. Thiamine Mononitrate1.2% estimated
Thiamine mononitrate · supplement · good
56. Vitamin A Palmitate1.1% estimated
Vitamin A · supplement · good
57. Pyridoxine1.1% estimated
Pyridoxine (Vitamin B6) · supplement · good
58. Folic Acid1.1% estimated
Folic acid · supplement · good
59. Phytonadione (Vitamin K)1.1% estimated
Vitamin K · supplement · good
60. Potassium Iodine1.1% estimated
Iodine · supplement · medium
61. Sodium Selenite1.1% estimated
Sodium selenite · supplement · poor
62. Vitamin B121.1% estimated
Vitamin B12 · supplement · good
63. Calcium Carbonate1.1% estimated
Calcium Carbonate · supplement · medium
64. Salt1.0% estimated
Salt · additive · poor
65. QUINOA BEEF: Organic quinoa1.0% estimated
Quinoa · carb · good
66. USDA Organic Beef1.0% estimated
Beef · meat · medium
67. organic carrots1.0% estimated
Carrots · veg · good
68. organic brussel sprouts1.0% estimated
Sprouts · veg · good
69. organic butternut squash1.0% estimated
Butternut Squash · veg · good
70. organic sweet potatoes1.0% estimated
Sweet Potatoes · carb · good
71. organic blueberries.0.9% estimated
Blueberries · veg · good

Nutrition and feeding

Declared analysis (as fed)

No analysis recorded yet.

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

Cooked, then quickly frozen to retain the nutritional values and good taste; shipped frozen directly to your front door. The bag can be frozen (up to 6 months) or refrigerated (up to 10 days). Food should be completely thawed before serving (wagtantrum.com product pages).

No additives recorded yet.

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

Brand and contact: Wag Tantrum

Website: https://wagtantrum.com/
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 713-205-5989

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: wagtantrum.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.

Brand and retailer reviews

External platform ratings are not scores for this individual recipe.

Trustpilot: 1.7/5 · 49 reviews

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Score details and methodologyCalculations, history and evidence

Recipe: how the 1-100 score is calculated

Why this score?

The product scored 48 out of 100. Undeclared ingredient shares reduced the score by -10.6, as the label lists ingredients without printed percentages. The overall quality of the ingredient list added +5 points. However, the processing format cost -2.4 points, and the additive load reduced the score by a further -1.6.

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	0.5	9.191	+5.01
Carb share of dry matter	2.8%	-0.115	-0.32
Vegetable share of dry matter	2.9%	-0.005	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	7.0%	0.163	+1.14
Supplement share of dry matter	75.9%	-0.012	-0.93
Unrecognised share of dry matter	2.1%	-0.027	-0.05
Recipe graded poor	8.7%	-0.065	-0.57
Number of poor ingredients	6	-0.876	-5.26
Largest single poor ingredient	1.9%	0.060	+0.11
Undeclared quantities	100.0%	-0.106	-10.56
Low meat (under 10% of dry matter)	yes	-3.158	-3.16
Additive penalty	-7.15	0.222	-1.59
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	0.5	9.191	+5.01
Meat share of dry matter	0.0%	0.096	+0.00
Carb share of dry matter	2.8%	-0.115	-0.32
Oil share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.092	+0.00
Vegetable share of dry matter	2.9%	-0.005	-0.01
Additive share of dry matter	7.0%	0.163	+1.14
Supplement share of dry matter	75.9%	-0.012	-0.93
Other share of dry matter	0.0%	-0.375	+0.00
Unrecognised share of dry matter	2.1%	-0.027	-0.05
Recipe graded poor	8.7%	-0.065	-0.57
Poor-quality meat in recipe	0.0%	-0.179	+0.00
Number of poor ingredients	6	-0.876	-5.26
Largest single poor ingredient	1.9%	0.060	+0.11
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	-7.15	0.222	-1.59
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: 47.8
Final score: 48/100

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

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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Who is this food for?

Suits

Consider something else if:

Ingredients (71)100% of the recipe is estimated

Estimated composition

Nutrition and feeding

Declared analysis (as fed)

Additives & feeding info

Feeding and storage

Storage

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

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Brand and retailer reviews

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Why this score?

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