Tripe Dry Grain-Free Red Meat & Green Tripe Formula Dry Dog Food, 25-lb bag
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PetKind Tripe Dry Grain-Free Red Meat & Green Tripe Formula is a dry dog food featuring beef and lamb tripe as its main protein sources.
This formula offers good protein quality, with beef tripe providing solid amino acid coverage. It also includes quality fat sources like marine oil, which is a good source of EPA and DHA. The inclusion of various tripes and named fish meals adds diverse, highly bioavailable protein.
The biggest watch item is the lack of an AAFCO statement, which means its nutritional completeness is unverified. There's also some legume stacking with red lentils and lentils, though the high amount of organ meat in the formula helps mitigate this.
Good fit for dogs whose owners are comfortable with a high-protein, tripe-rich diet. Less ideal if you prefer a food with a clear AAFCO statement for nutritional completeness.
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Neutral fit for adult Australian Shepherds. Beef tripe leads the deck at position 1, 38% DMB protein, 372 kcal/cup.
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At 59/100, this formula lands mid-pack. The lift comes from protein quality, worth 17 points to the final number: Reasonable protein quality. beef tripe delivers solid amino acid coverage. The ceiling on this score is 59, set 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). The fix path: the brand publishing the AAFCO statement. That would lift the cap and put this formula above the B-band line at 60.
Reasonable protein quality. beef tripe delivers solid amino acid coverage.
Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source).
Includes egg, named fish, or organ meat for diverse high-bioavailability protein.
No AAFCO statement. Nutritional completeness unverified.
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 4% for carb quality in dry kibbles (8/16)
- Top 10% for DMB protein in dry kibbles (37.8%)
- Bottom quartile for crude fiber in grain-free dry kibbles (4.4% DMB)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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- 1beef tripe
Stomach lining. Strong-smelling but nutrient-dense, with natural digestive enzymes.
Position 1. Named organ meat this high is a strong build choice. Concentrated source of taurine, glutamine, and B-vitamins.
- 2lamb tripe
Position 2. Named organ meat this high is a strong build choice. Concentrated source of taurine, glutamine, and B-vitamins.
- 3venison tripe
Position 3. Named organ meat this high is a strong build choice. Concentrated source of taurine, glutamine, and B-vitamins.
- 4protein animalbeef
Real meat. Dense in protein and iron. Some dogs are sensitive to it, but for most it's an excellent base.
Position 4: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 5protein animallamb
Real meat. Often used for dogs with chicken or beef sensitivities. Slightly higher fat content than chicken.
Position 5: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 6protein animallamb meal
Lamb cooked down to a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh lamb. See why →
Position 6: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 7protein animalherring meal
Concentrated herring with the water removed. Carries protein and omega-3s in one ingredient.
Position 7: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 8protein animalpork meal
Pork cooked into a dry concentrate. Per pound, more protein than fresh pork.
Position 8: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 9mutton meal
- 10protein animalsalmon meal
Salmon cooked into a dry concentrate. Carries both protein and natural omega-3s in one ingredient. See why →
Position 10: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 11legumered lentils
Same concern as other lentils. Affordable plant protein, part of the legume stack the FDA examined. See why →
Position 11. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 12legumelentils
Same concern as peas. Affordable plant protein, but when they pile up in the top 5 ingredients, it's a flag. See why →
Position 12. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 13chick pea
Position 13. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 14pea starch
Refined starch from peas, mostly carbs after the protein is removed. Counts toward the legume stack the FDA examined.
Position 14. Trace inclusion. Below the level associated with the FDA's DCM-pattern concerns.
- 15vegetablesweet potato
Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.
Position 15: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.
- 16legumepeas
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 →
- 17pork fat
Real animal fat from a named species. Clean energy source.
- 18fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
- 19fiberpea fiber
Insoluble fiber from peas. Doesn't carry the protein-inflation concern of pea protein. Mostly there for stool quality.
- 20fatfish oil
Concentrated omega-3s. The reason 'EPA' and 'DHA' get to show up on the bag.
- 21pumpkin meal
- 22black beans
- 23vegetablepumpkin
Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.
- 24vegetablespinach
Leafy green. Some iron, vitamin K, and fiber. The dose in kibble is small but it's real food.
- 25carrot
Real vegetable. Fiber, beta-carotene, antioxidants. Same as carrots, sometimes singular on labels.
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