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Evanger's Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag
Evanger's

Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food, 30-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $2.53/lb

Graded by The Sniff System

In plain English

Evanger's Grain-Free Chicken with Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Recipe is a dry dog food featuring chicken and fish as its main protein sources.

This formula offers good protein quality, with de-boned chicken providing solid amino acid coverage. It also includes quality carbohydrate sources that provide fermentable fiber, and the fat sources are well-defined and of good quality.

The biggest thing to watch out for is the lack of an AAFCO statement, which means the nutritional completeness of this food is unverified. This absence capped its overall score.

Good fit for dogs whose owners are comfortable with unverified nutritional completeness. Less ideal if you prioritize an AAFCO statement.

Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.

Who this is for

Neutral fit for large sporting breeds, including the German Shorthaired Pointer, at the adult life stage. De-boned chicken leads the deck at position 1, 36% DMB protein, 414 kcal/cup.

Looking at this for adult German Shorthaired Pointers ? We are building dedicated pages for these combinations.

Auto-matched from this product's measurements (ingredients, life stage, calorie density) to a breed archetype. Not a substitute for vet input on your specific dog.

Research informing this analysis

Methodology

The Sniff System grades this product against 3 cited studies relevant to its profile. Each link opens the original source.

  • NRC, 2006
    metabolism · adult nutrition· cited in 3 claims
  • AKC
    demographics
  • OFA
    orthopedics

Every claim on Sniff traces to a source. If you find a citation that's wrong, outdated, or misapplied, tell us.

Why this score

Middle-of-pack grade. 59/100 (C) reflects the structural fit of this formula against The Sniff System's eight scoring components. Protein quality did the heavy lifting (+17 points): Reasonable protein quality. de-boned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage. What capped it: the score can't exceed 59 because the AAFCO nutritional adequacy statement isn't disclosed on the retailer page (so our methodology can't verify the formula meets adult, growth, or all-life-stages standards). How it could climb: the brand publishing the AAFCO statement, which would lift the cap into B-band range.

What lifted the score

Reasonable protein quality. de-boned chicken delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with declared fat sources.

FQI
What pulled it down

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF
What sets this apart
  • Top 10% for fat quality in Evanger's's lineup (11/16)
  • Bottom 10% for crude fiber in Evanger's's lineup (4.4% DMB)
  • Top 10% for carb quality in Evanger's's lineup (14/16)

Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.

Similar dog foods worth considering

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Better match
Higher score, similar formulation
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Scores 18 points higher with a similar formulation profile.

Best value
Lower price, comparable score
Country Vet Naturals 28-16 Grain-Free Dog Food, 30-lb bag
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$1.41/lb vs your seed's $2.53/lb (44% less) at a comparable score.

Worth a look
Different brand, different protein
Nature's Recipe Grain-Free Lamb, Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag
Nature's Recipe

Nature's Recipe Grain-Free Lamb, Sweet Potato & Pumpkin Recipe Dry Dog Food, 24-lb bag

59

Lamb instead of chicken, matched score, different brand.

Surfaced from a vector similarity search across 3,491 scored dog foods. How this works.

Guaranteed analysis
Dry-matter protein: 36% ⓘ
Protein
33%
min (as fed)
Fat
16%
min (as fed)
Fiber
4%
max (as fed)
Moisture
9%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

26 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    de-boned chicken

    Position 1: primary protein source. After cooking removes water, this may drop in proportional weight, but it anchors the recipe.

  2. 2
    sweet potato

    Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.

    Position 2: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  3. 3
    chicken meal

    Chicken with the water cooked out. Per pound, packs more protein than fresh chicken. See why →

    Position 3: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.

  4. 4
    chicken fat

    Despite the name, a high-quality energy source. Concentrated calories plus essential fatty acids like linoleic acid. See why →

    Position 4: secondary fat. Often where marine oils sit when present alongside a primary land-animal fat.

  5. 5
    fish meal

    Concentrated fish protein, usually whitefish, herring, or mackerel. Strong amino acid profile. See why →

    Position 5: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.

  6. 6
    ground flax seed
  7. 7
    pumpkin

    Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.

    Position 7: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  8. 8
    yeast culture

    Fermented yeast. Source of B vitamins and beta-glucans that some research suggests support immune function.

  9. 9
    alfalfa meal

    Dried alfalfa. Real fiber and trace minerals. Functional plant ingredient.

  10. 10
    natural flavor

    Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.

  11. 11
    carrots

    Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, and a small amount of antioxidant value.

    Position 11: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  12. 12
    peas

    Cheap protein bulk. Fine in small amounts, but when peas stack with lentils and chickpeas in the top ingredients, it's the pattern the FDA flagged in its heart-disease investigation. See why →

    Position 12. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.

  13. 13
    tomato
  14. 14
    celery

    Real vegetable. Mostly water and a little fiber. Decorative more than nutritional in the amounts used.

    Position 14: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  15. 15
    beet
  16. 16
    parsley

    Real herb. Trace amount of vitamins K and C. The dose in kibble is small, mostly there for label appeal.

  17. 17
    lettuce
  18. 18
    watercress
  19. 19
    spinach

    Leafy green. Some iron, vitamin K, and fiber. The dose in kibble is small but it's real food.

  20. 20
    cranberries

    Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.

  21. 21
    blueberries

    Antioxidants, real. But the amount in any kibble is too small to do much. Mostly marketing.

  22. 22
    potassium chloride

    Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.

  23. 23
    dried egg

    Whole eggs. The highest-quality protein on any ingredient label, by amino acid score.

  24. 24
    kelp meal
  25. 25
    green mussel

    Mussel from New Zealand. Natural source of glucosamine and omega-3s. Common in joint-support formulas.

Showing first 25 of 26. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

18 of 25 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.