Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Senior Recipe Dry Dog Food, 22-lb bag
Graded by The Sniff System
Go! Solutions Carnivore Grain-Free Chicken, Turkey + Duck Senior Recipe is a dry food formulated for senior dogs, featuring chicken, turkey, and salmon as its main proteins.
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 marine oil, which is a good source of EPA and DHA. Plus, the inclusion of named fish like salmon and trout adds diverse, highly bioavailable protein.
You'll notice several pulse-family ingredients like peas, lentils, and chickpeas in the top 15. This high legume stacking is a pattern the FDA has noted, though it's mitigated here by taurine supplementation or organ meat.
Good fit for senior dogs who need a high-protein diet. Nothing serious working against it.
Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.
Strong fit for senior French Bulldogs navigating a sensitive stomach. Working in its favor: protein at 36% DMB supports lean mass in aging dogs. 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). Frenchies have notoriously sensitive GI tracts plus a tendency toward obesity given their low activity needs. Limited-ingredient formulas with moderate calorie density tend to fit them well.
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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..
- Bottom 5% for caloric density in Go! Solutions's lineup (394 kcal/cup)
- 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.
- 8legumepeas
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 8. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.
- 9tapioca
Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.
- 10legumelentils
Same concern as peas. Affordable plant protein, but when they pile up in the top 5 ingredients, it's a flag. See why →
Position 10. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.
- 11legumechickpeas
Also called garbanzo beans. Affordable plant protein source, part of the legume stack the FDA examined in its heart-disease investigation. See why →
Position 11. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 12fiberpea fiber
Insoluble fiber from peas. Doesn't carry the protein-inflation concern of pea protein. Mostly there for stool quality.
Position 12. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 13fatchicken fat
Despite the name, a high-quality energy source. Concentrated calories plus essential fatty acids like linoleic acid. See why →
Position 13: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 14protein animalduck meal
Duck cooked into a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh duck.
Position 14: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.
- 15othernatural flavor
Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.
- 16protein animaldried egg
Whole eggs. The highest-quality protein on any ingredient label, by amino acid score.
- 17fruitapples
Real fruit, some fiber and antioxidants. The amount in kibble is too small to matter much.
- 18protein animalherring meal
Concentrated herring with the water removed. Carries protein and omega-3s in one ingredient.
- 19fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
- 20fatsalmon oil
Pure omega-3s. The thing skin-and-coat formulas are usually built around.
- 21supplementalfalfa
- 22de-boned duck
- 23de-boned salmon
- 24vegetablesweet potato
Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.
- 25mineralpotassium chloride
Required mineral. Sometimes used as a salt substitute. Standard inclusion in complete diets.
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