Active Kidney Renal Dry Dog Food, 8.8-lb bag
Graded by The Sniff System
Forza10 Active Kidney Renal Dry Dog Food is a dry formula designed for kidney support, with milled rice as its primary ingredient.
The formula includes quality fat sources like chicken fat and fish oil, which provides beneficial EPA and DHA. These are important for overall health.
A significant concern is the absence of an AAFCO statement, which means its nutritional completeness is unverified. Also, the formula is dominated by plant proteins, with milled rice as the first ingredient.
Good fit for dogs needing a kidney support diet. Less ideal if you require verified nutritional completeness, as there's no AAFCO statement.
Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.
Strong fit for adult Australian Shepherds and similar herding breeds navigating skin allergies. The protein deck is built around a single species (chicken), with fish oil at position 8 for EPA/DHA skin support. Aussies are working-line dogs that thrive on high-protein performance formulas. Coat quality also benefits from EPA+DHA. The National Research Council (2006) recommends a minimum of 2.6 grams of linoleic acid (an omega-6) per 1000 kcal of metabolizable energy to maintain skin barrier function in adult dogs (NRC, 2006) .
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Sniff scored this formula 39/100, landing in D-tier territory. The biggest contributor was fat quality (+12 points): Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source). A hard cap of 59 also applied 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). Even without the cap, the base component scores sit below the next band. The structural fix would need to address protein quality as well.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Plant-protein-dominated formula. milled rice as the #1 ingredient.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
- Lowest DMB protein in Forza10's lineup (18.9%)
- Lowest protein quality in Forza10's lineup (5.3/27)
- Lowest fat quality in Forza10's lineup (12/16)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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- 1milled rice
Position 1 grain: primary carbohydrate base. This is a grain-inclusive formula with milled rice as the dominant carb.
- 2pea starch
Refined starch from peas, mostly carbs after the protein is removed. Counts toward the legume stack the FDA examined.
Position 2. Pulse-family ingredient this high in the deck is a notable build choice. When stacked with other pulses in the top 10, matches the formulation pattern the FDA flagged in its diet-associated DCM investigation.
- 3fatchicken fat
Despite the name, a high-quality energy source. Concentrated calories plus essential fatty acids like linoleic acid. See why →
Position 3: primary fat source. Drives the formula's caloric density and omega-6 content.
- 4protein plantpotato protein
Concentrated potato protein. Like pea protein, it inflates the protein number without matching meat-quality amino acids.
Position 4: plant protein in the top 5. Stacked with animal protein, can inflate the crude protein number without matching the amino-acid quality of named animal sources.
- 5fiberbeet pulp
Soluble fiber from sugar-beet processing. Sometimes treated as a filler, but it's actually one of the better fiber sources in kibble. See why →
Position 5: functional fiber for digestion or satiety.
- 6rice middlings
Position 6: supporting grain. Smaller contribution to the carb deck.
- 7dried algae
- 8fatfish oil
Concentrated omega-3s. The reason 'EPA' and 'DHA' get to show up on the bag.
Position 8. Moderate marine-oil inclusion. Supplements EPA/DHA without being the primary fat.
- 9fatsunflower oil
Common plant oil. Useful in moderation for omega-6, though too much skews the omega ratio against the dog's favor.
Position 9: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 10hydrolyzed poultry protein
- 11mannan oligosaccharides
- 12fructo-oligosaccharides
- 13yucca schidigera
- 14vitaminvitamin a supplement
Vitamin A in stable, standardized form. Required for vision, immune function, and growth.
- 15vitaminvitamin e supplement
Required nutrient and a natural antioxidant. Often pulls double duty as a preservative.
- 16vitaminvitamin b1
- 17vitaminvitamin b2
- 18vitaminvitamin b6
- 19vitaminvitamin b12 supplement
Essential for red blood cell formation and neurological function. Plant ingredients lack B12, so it has to be added.
- 20vitamin pp
- 21calcium d-pantothenate
- 22vitaminfolic acid
B vitamin (B9), essential for cell function. Standard in complete dog foods.
- 23supplementcholine chloride
Essential nutrient for liver and brain function. Standard inclusion in complete dog foods.
- 24zinc sulphate monohydrate
- 25copper chelate of amino acids hydrate
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