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Open Farm

Small Breed Grain-Free Dog Kibble

Evidence Good
dry all life stages $7.25/lb Data verified from brand site

Graded by The Sniff System

In plain English

Open Farm Small Breed Grain-Free Dog Kibble is a dry food for all life stages, featuring chicken, turkey, and herring as its main protein sources.

This kibble has a strong protein profile, with chicken as the first ingredient, offering high biological value. It also includes quality fat sources, like marine oil for EPA and DHA, and good carbohydrate sources that provide fermentable fiber.

Nothing concerning in the deck.

Good fit for small breed dogs of all life stages. Nothing serious working against it.

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. Chicken leads at position 1, but 4 stacked proteins make isolating triggers harder. Worth watching: calorie density (450 kcal/cup) is rich for a lower-activity breed. 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

Sniff scored this formula 68/100, landing in B-tier territory. The biggest contributor was protein quality (+20.5 points): Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value. Also adding to the lift: fat quality (+12). Quality fat sources: named fat with marine oil (EPA and DHA source). The 7-point gap to A-tier sits mostly in ingredient-source specificity (4.5 of 12 possible). Full ingredient-source specificity requires a named species (not a generic descriptor like "fish meal" or "animal fat") for every animal-source ingredient in the top 15.

What lifted the score

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

PQI

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

FQI

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI
What pulled it down

No negative drivers crossed our reporting threshold.

What sets this apart
  • Top 3% for DMB protein in Open Farm's lineup (37.8%)
  • Bottom quartile for carb quality in Open Farm's lineup (12/16)
  • Top 10% for caloric density in Open Farm's lineup (450 kcal/cup)

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

Similar dog foods worth considering

Three lenses on products with formulation profiles similar to this one.

Better match
Higher score, similar formulation
Open Farm

RawMix Large Breed Ancient Grains Dog Kibble

83

Scores 15 points higher with a similar formulation profile.

Best value
Lower price, comparable score
Open Farm

Goodbowl™ Harvest Chicken & Brown Rice Dog Kibble

73

$5.71/lb vs your seed's $7.25/lb (21% less) at a comparable score.

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

Guaranteed analysis
Dry-matter protein: 38% ⓘ
Protein
34%
min (as fed)
Fat
17%
min (as fed)
Fiber
5%
max (as fed)
Moisture
10%
max
Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

48 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    chicken

    Real meat. Primary protein source, with the amino acid profile dogs actually evolved to eat.

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

  2. 2
    turkey

    Real meat. Lean protein, good amino acid profile, often well-tolerated by dogs sensitive to chicken.

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

  3. 3
    ocean menhaden fish meal

    Position 3: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.

  4. 4
    herring meal

    Concentrated herring with the water removed. Carries protein and omega-3s in one ingredient.

    Position 4: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.

  5. 5
    garbanzo beans

    Same as chickpeas. Part of the legume stack the FDA investigated. See why →

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

  6. 6
    sweet potato

    Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.

    Position 6: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  7. 7
    natural flavor

    Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.

  8. 8
    coconut oil

    Saturated fat with medium-chain triglycerides. Mostly marketing in the doses kibble uses, but harmless.

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

  9. 9
    pumpkin

    Soluble fiber that supports stool quality. Mild and well-tolerated.

    Position 9: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  10. 10
    flaxseed

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

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

  11. 11
    kale

    Leafy green with antioxidants and fiber. Small dose in kibble, but it's not just for marketing.

    Position 11: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  12. 12
    carrots

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

    Position 12: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  13. 13
    apples

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

    Position 13: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  14. 14
    blueberries

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

    Position 14: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  15. 15
    sunflower oil

    Common plant oil. Useful in moderation for omega-6, though too much skews the omega ratio against the dog's favor.

    Position 15: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.

  16. 16
    miscanthus grass

    Perennial grass used as a fiber source. Replaces cellulose in some recipes. Functional but unremarkable.

  17. 17
    cranberries

    Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.

  18. 18
    dried chicory root

    Natural prebiotic. Feeds beneficial gut bacteria. The same compound (inulin) used in human gut-health products.

  19. 19
    choline chloride

    Essential nutrient for liver and brain function. Standard inclusion in complete dog foods.

  20. 20
    salmon oil

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

  21. 21
    calcium carbonate

    Source of calcium. Functional. Required in complete dog foods, especially those without bone-in meat meals.

  22. 22
    potassium chloride

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

  23. 23
    vitamin e supplement

    Required nutrient and a natural antioxidant. Often pulls double duty as a preservative.

  24. 24
    vitamin a supplement

    Vitamin A in stable, standardized form. Required for vision, immune function, and growth.

  25. 25
    niacin supplement

    B vitamin (B3). Required in complete dog foods, added as a supplement to standardize the dose.

Showing first 25 of 48. Position 1-5 has the largest weight in the recipe.

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

AAFCO statement

Nutrition & Benefits Guaranteed Analysis Calories (ME) 3,780 kcal/kg 450 kcal/cup Nutrient Percentage of Recipe Crude Protein (min) 34% Crude Fat (min) 17% Crude Fibre (max) 5% Moisture (max) 10% Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) (min) 0.15% Calcium (min) 1.5% Phosphorus (min) 1.0% Vitamin A (min) 10,000 IU/kg Vitamin E (min) 80 IU/kg Omega-3* (min) 1.2% Omega-6* (min) 2.5% Taurine (min) 0.2% Open Farm Small Breed Chicken & Turkey Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages except for growth of large size dogs (70 lb. or more as an adult). View Complete Nutritional Profile