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Horizon Legacy Prairie Vista Red Meat Blend Dog Dry Food, 25-lb bag
Horizon

Legacy Prairie Vista Red Meat Blend Dog Dry Food, 25-lb bag

Evidence Fair
dry $3.40/lb

Graded by The Sniff System

In plain English

Horizon Legacy Prairie Vista Red Meat Blend Dog Dry Food is a dry food featuring pork as its primary protein, part of a red meat blend.

This food has a strong protein profile, with pork as the primary ingredient, offering high biological value. It also uses quality fat sources, including named fats and marine oil for EPA and DHA, and pairs fresh meat with same-species meal for a solid extrusion architecture.

The score for this product is capped because there is no AAFCO statement, meaning its nutritional completeness is unverified. There's also high legume stacking with multiple pulse-family ingredients in the top 15, though this is partially mitigated.

Good fit for dogs who thrive on pork-based diets and owners prioritizing quality protein and fat. Less ideal if AAFCO verification is essential.

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

Who this is for

Strong fit for lower-energy small companion breeds like French Bulldogs, Bulldogs, and Boston Terriers navigating a sensitive stomach. Working in its favor: prebiotic fiber (chicory or FOS) for gut health. Pork leads at position 1. 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.

Looking at this for adult French Bulldogs or French Bulldogs with a sensitive stomach ? 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.

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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 (+23 points): Strong protein profile with pork as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value. 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

Strong protein profile with pork as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.

PQI

Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).

FQI

Named fresh meat paired with same-species meal, a strong extrusion architecture.

STACK
What pulled it down

Score capped at 59 due to no AAFCO statement.

CAP why?

No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.

ACF

Contains high legume stacking. Multiple pulse-family ingredients in top 15. Mitigated by taurine supplementation or organ meat (natural taurine precursor) in top 10..

CIP
What sets this apart
  • Lowest carb quality in Horizon's lineup (5/16)
  • Top 10% for caloric density in Horizon's lineup (427 kcal/cup)
  • Bottom 10% for crude fiber in Horizon's lineup (4.0% DMB)

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

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Best value
Lower price, comparable score
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$2.64/lb vs your seed's $3.40/lb (22% less) at a comparable score.

Worth a look
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Earthborn Holistic Great Plains Feast Bison Meal & Vegetables Grain-Free Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag

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

Guaranteed analysis
Dry-matter protein: 37% ⓘ
Protein
34%
min (as fed)
Fat
15%
min (as fed)
Fiber
3.6%
max (as fed)
Moisture
9%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

59 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    pork

    Real meat. Dense protein and fat, though less common in dog food than chicken or beef.

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

  2. 2
    pork meal

    Pork cooked into a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh pork.

    Position 2: co-primary protein. Two named animal proteins in the top 2 is a strong protein build.

  3. 3
    chickpeas

    Also called garbanzo beans. Affordable plant protein source, part of the legume stack the FDA examined in its heart-disease investigation. See why →

    Position 3. 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.

  4. 4
    pea protein

    Concentrated plant protein. Inflates the protein number on the label without matching the amino acid quality of meat.

    Position 4. Within the FDA's top-5 DCM-pattern threshold. Especially notable if multiple pulses stack here.

  5. 5
    dried yeast

    Natural source of B vitamins and trace minerals. Adds a savory flavor that dogs respond well to.

  6. 6
    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 6. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.

  7. 7
    pea starch

    Refined starch from peas, mostly carbs after the protein is removed. Counts toward the legume stack the FDA examined.

    Position 7. Moderate inclusion. Contributes carbohydrate and some plant protein.

  8. 8
    flaxseed

    Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.

    Position 8: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  9. 9
    lamb meal

    Lamb cooked down to a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh lamb. See why →

    Position 9: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.

  10. 10
    canola oil

    Plant oil. Some omega-3 from the parent plant, though dogs absorb it less efficiently than fish-derived omega-3. Fine in moderation.

    Position 10: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  11. 11
    egg product

    Processed whole eggs. Same nutritional profile as fresh eggs, just shelf-stable.

    Position 11: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.

  12. 12
    salmon oil

    Pure omega-3s. The thing skin-and-coat formulas are usually built around.

    Position 12. Moderate marine-oil inclusion. Supplements EPA/DHA without being the primary fat.

  13. 13
    dicalcium phosphate

    Calcium and phosphorus combined. Required source of both minerals, especially in formulas without much bone content.

  14. 14
    potassium chloride

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

  15. 15
    carrots

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

    Position 15: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  16. 16
    apples

    Real fruit, some fiber and antioxidants. The amount in kibble is too small to matter much.

  17. 17
    broccoli

    Real vegetable. Adds fiber and some antioxidants. Fine in the small amounts used in kibble.

  18. 18
    bok choy
  19. 19
    cabbage
  20. 20
    blueberries

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

  21. 21
    salt

    Sodium chloride. Required at small doses for normal physiology. Not a quality concern in standard amounts.

  22. 22
    hydrolyzed yeast

    Yeast broken down with enzymes. Strong palatant plus a real source of B vitamins and amino acids.

  23. 23
    fructooligosaccharides

    Prebiotic fiber, often called FOS. Feeds beneficial gut bacteria, similar in function to inulin.

  24. 24
    yucca schidigera extract

    Plant extract added to reduce stool odor. Functional, not nutritional. Fine in trace amounts.

  25. 25
    taurine

    Amino acid critical for heart health. Especially important in grain-free or pulse-heavy formulas where natural taurine precursors run thin.

Showing first 25 of 59. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

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