Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Puppy Recipe Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Graded by The Sniff System
Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Puppy Recipe is a dry food featuring chicken, turkey, and salmon as its main protein sources, formulated for puppies.
This formula boasts a strong protein profile, with chicken meal leading the ingredient list, providing high biological value. It also includes quality fat sources like named chicken fat and marine oil, which is a good source of EPA and DHA. The inclusion of named fish and duck meal adds to the diverse, highly bioavailable protein.
You'll notice some legume stacking here, with peas and lentils both appearing in the top 15 ingredients. This is a pattern the FDA has looked into, though the formula is mitigated by diverse protein sources.
Good fit for puppies needing a high-protein diet. Less ideal if you prefer foods without multiple legume ingredients.
Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.
Good fit for active large herding breeds like German Shepherds, Australian Shepherds, and German Shorthaired Pointers navigating a sensitive stomach. Working in its favor: prebiotic fiber (chicory or FOS) for gut health. Chicken meal leads at position 1, but 4 stacked proteins make isolating triggers harder. What we'd flag: multiple protein sources stacked (harder to isolate triggers). Shepherds have a documented tendency toward sensitive GI tracts and hip/elbow dysplasia. Limited-ingredient formulas with marine omega-3 source consistently fit better.
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Strong grade. 79/100 (A) reflects the structural fit of this formula against The Sniff System's eight scoring components. Protein quality did the heavy lifting (+27 points): Strong protein profile with chicken meal as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value. What we'd flag for vet discussion: controversial-ingredient penalty (-2 points). Contains high legume stacking. Multiple pulse-family ingredients in top 15. Mitigated by taurine supplementation or organ meat (natural taurine precursor) in top 10.
Strong protein profile with chicken meal as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
Contains high legume stacking. Multiple pulse-family ingredients in top 15. Mitigated by taurine supplementation or organ meat (natural taurine precursor) in top 10..
- Lowest crude fiber in Go! Solutions's lineup (3.3% DMB)
- Top 1% for protein quality in grain-free dry kibbles (27/27)
- Top 1% for overall Sniff Score in grain-free dry kibbles (79/100)
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- 1protein animalchicken meal
Chicken with the water cooked out. Per pound, packs more protein than fresh chicken. See why →
Position 1: primary protein source. After cooking removes water, this may drop in proportional weight, but it anchors the recipe.
- 2protein animalturkey meal
Turkey with the water cooked out. Per pound, packs more protein than fresh turkey. See why →
Position 2: co-primary protein. Two named animal proteins in the top 2 is a strong protein build.
- 3protein animalsalmon meal
Salmon cooked into a dry concentrate. Carries both protein and natural omega-3s in one ingredient. See why →
Position 3: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 4de-boned chicken
Position 4: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 5de-boned turkey
Position 5: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 6de-boned trout
Position 6: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 7vegetablepotato
Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.
Position 7: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 8fatchicken fat
Despite the name, a high-quality energy source. Concentrated calories plus essential fatty acids like linoleic acid. See why →
Position 8: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 9legumepeas
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 9. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.
- 10tapioca
Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.
- 11legumelentils
Same concern as peas. Affordable plant protein, but when they pile up in the top 5 ingredients, it's a flag. See why →
Position 11. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 12protein animalduck meal
Duck cooked into a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh duck.
Position 12: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.
- 13legumechickpeas
Also called garbanzo beans. Affordable plant protein source, part of the legume stack the FDA examined in its heart-disease investigation. See why →
Position 13. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 14othernatural flavor
Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.
- 15protein animaldried egg
Whole eggs. The highest-quality protein on any ingredient label, by amino acid score.
Position 15: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.
- 16fruitapples
Real fruit, some fiber and antioxidants. The amount in kibble is too small to matter much.
- 17protein animalherring meal
Concentrated herring with the water removed. Carries protein and omega-3s in one ingredient.
- 18fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
- 19fatsalmon oil
Pure omega-3s. The thing skin-and-coat formulas are usually built around.
- 20supplementalfalfa
- 21de-boned duck
- 22de-boned salmon
- 23vegetablesweet potato
Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.
- 24mineralpotassium chloride
Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.
- 25vegetablepumpkin
Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.
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