Amazing Grains™, Puppy Dry Dog Food
Graded by The Sniff System
ORIJEN Amazing Grains™, Puppy Dry Dog Food is a dry food for puppies, featuring chicken, turkey, and salmon as its main protein sources.
This food boasts a strong protein profile, with chicken as the first ingredient, providing high biological value. It also includes quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber and named fat sources, which are good indicators of overall fat quality.
Nothing concerning in the deck.
Good fit for puppies of all breeds and sizes. 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 lower-energy small companion breeds, including the French Bulldog, navigating a sensitive stomach. Chicken leads at position 1, but 4 stacked proteins make isolating triggers harder. Worth watching: 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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Sniff scored this formula 75/100, landing in A-tier territory. The biggest contributor was protein quality (+21.5 points): Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value. Also adding to the lift: carbohydrate quality (+16). Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
Strong protein profile with chicken as the primary ingredient, delivering high biological value.
Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.
Quality fat sources: named fat with declared fat sources.
No negative drivers crossed our reporting threshold.
- Lowest DMB protein in ORIJEN's lineup (43.2%)
- Top 2% for DMB fat in grain-inclusive dry kibbles (22.7%)
- Lowest crude fiber in ORIJEN's lineup (4.5% DMB)
Computed against the rest of our catalog. Percentiles refresh on each catalog update.
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- 1protein animalchicken
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.
- 2protein animalturkey
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.
- 3whiting
- 4herring
Whole fish, naturally high in omega-3s and very digestible protein. Common in premium formulas.
Position 4: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 5protein animalsalmon
Real fish meat. Natural source of omega-3s, which kibble usually has to add back from oil.
Position 5: significant protein contributor. Adds amino-acid diversity to the top of the deck.
- 6dehydrated chicken
Real meat. Primary protein source, with the amino acid profile dogs actually evolved to eat.
Position 6: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 7dehydrated chicken liver
Organ meat. Dense in protein, iron, vitamin A, and the B vitamins. Among the most nutrient-rich ingredients a dog can eat.
Position 7. Functional organ inclusion. Adds amino acids and micronutrients even at smaller weight.
- 8oat groats
Whole oats with only the inedible hull removed. The most intact form of oats available.
Position 8: supporting grain. Smaller contribution to the carb deck.
- 9grainmillet
Gluten-free whole grain. Fine for most dogs, often used as an alternative to rice.
Position 9: minor grain inclusion.
- 10chicken giblets
Position 10. Functional organ inclusion. Adds amino acids and micronutrients even at smaller weight.
- 11eggs
Whole eggs. The highest-quality protein on any ingredient label by amino acid score.
Position 11: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.
- 12turkey giblets
Position 12. Small organ inclusion. Functional but not a primary contributor to the protein profile.
- 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.
- 14dehydrated herring
Whole fish, naturally high in omega-3s and very digestible protein. Common in premium formulas.
Position 14: trace protein. Likely there for amino-acid diversity or label appeal more than nutritional weight.
- 15dehydrated eggs
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.
- 16othernatural flavor
Legal term for animal-derived flavoring, usually hydrolyzed liver or broth. Adds taste, says nothing about quality.
- 17grainoats
Whole grain. Steady energy, soluble fiber, and well-tolerated by most dogs.
- 18ground whole flaxseed
- 19pollock oil
- 20quinoa seed
- 21chia seed
Plant source of omega-3 and fiber. Like flaxseed, useful in trace amounts.
- 22fiberinulin
Prebiotic fiber that feeds beneficial gut bacteria. Same compound found in chicory root.
- 23mineralsalt
Sodium chloride. Required at small doses for normal physiology. Not a quality concern in standard amounts.
- 24vitaminvitamin e supplement
Required nutrient and a natural antioxidant. Often pulls double duty as a preservative.
- 25fruitcranberries
Often added with a urinary-tract-support marketing angle. Real cranberry compounds help in concentrate form, but kibble doses are small.
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ORIJEN AMAZING GRAINS™ PUPPY DOG FOOD is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for All Life Stages, including growth of large size dogs (70 lb or more as an adult)