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Functional Pour Overs: Heart Health - Turkey Broth & Salmon Stew
The Honest Kitchen

Functional Pour Overs: Heart Health - Turkey Broth & Salmon Stew

Evidence Limited
AAFCO compliance inferred from product name
wet $39.48 Data verified from brand site

Graded by The Sniff System

In plain English

The Honest Kitchen Functional Pour Overs: Heart Health is a wet stew featuring salmon and turkey bone broth, designed as a meal topper or complete meal.

This stew uses quality carbohydrate sources like apples and pumpkin, which also provide fermentable fiber. Salmon offers good protein quality with solid amino acid coverage, and fish oil contributes beneficial EPA and DHA.

Nothing concerning in the deck.

Good fit for adult dogs. Less ideal if you need a complete guaranteed analysis.

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

Who this is for

Strong fit for active large sporting breeds, including the Golden Retriever, navigating diet-associated DCM concerns. Turkey bone broth anchors position 1, with zero pulses in the top 15, plus added taurine at position 9 and salmon at position 2. In its 2022 update on diet-associated DCM, the FDA identified Golden Retrievers as the most reported breed, with 121 cases out of 1,382 total canine reports (8.8%) received between January 1, 2014, and November 1, 2022  (FDA, 2022) .

Looking at this for adult Golden Retrievers or Golden Retrievers with diet-associated DCM concerns ? 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.

  • FDA, 2022
    cardiac · epidemiology · breed predisposition· cited in 5 claims
  • FDA, 2019
    diet composition· cited in 2 claims
  • NRC, 2006
    nutrient bioavailability

Every claim on Sniff traces to a source. If you find a citation that's wrong, outdated, or misapplied, tell us.

Why this score

Sniff scored this formula 58/100, landing in C-tier (acceptable-with-notes). The biggest contributor was carbohydrate quality (+15 points): Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber. Also adding to the lift: protein quality (+14). Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage. The 2-point gap to B-tier sits mostly in protein quality (14 of 27 possible). Full protein quality requires named-species named-cut proteins in the top of the deck (e.g., "deboned chicken" rather than "chicken meal" or "poultry meal").

What lifted the score

Quality carbohydrate sources with fermentable fiber.

CQI

Reasonable protein quality. salmon delivers solid amino acid coverage.

PQI

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

FQI
What pulled it down

No negative drivers crossed our reporting threshold.

What sets this apart
  • Top 10% for carb quality in grain-free wet foods (15/16)

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

Guaranteed analysis
Protein
n/a
min (as fed)
Fat
n/a
min (as fed)
Fiber
n/a
max (as fed)
Moisture
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Ingredients

Read why each ingredient is good or bad for dogs.

11 total
Good Neutral Watch Flagged
  1. 1
    turkey bone broth

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

  2. 2
    salmon

    Real fish meat. Natural source of omega-3s, which kibble usually has to add back from oil.

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

  3. 3
    apples

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

    Position 3: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  4. 4
    tapioca

    Starch from cassava root. Highly digestible energy source, but pure starch with minimal nutrition beyond that.

  5. 5
    pumpkin

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

    Position 5: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.

  6. 6
    vegetable

    Unnamed vegetable. No way to know what species. Named vegetables are far more transparent.

    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
    fish oil

    Concentrated omega-3s. The reason 'EPA' and 'DHA' get to show up on the bag.

    Position 8. Moderate marine-oil inclusion. Supplements EPA/DHA without being the primary fat.

  9. 9
    taurine

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

  10. 10
    potato

    Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.

    Position 10: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.

  11. 11
    l-carnitine

    Amino acid derivative that helps the body convert fat into energy. Common in weight-management formulas.

10 of 11 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.