Old Mother Hubbard Classic All The Fixins (Turkey & Sweet Potatoes)
Graded by The Sniff System
Wellness Old Mother Hubbard Classic All The Fixins (Turkey & Sweet Potatoes) is a dry food that features potato as its first ingredient, with turkey meal further down the list.
The formula is inferred to meet AAFCO nutritional standards, which is the basic requirement for a complete dog food.
This formula is plant-protein-dominated, with potato as the first ingredient, and has very low protein and fat content. It also contains added sugar from cane molasses, which isn't nutritionally necessary.
Hard to recommend for most dogs due to the plant-heavy protein, low nutrient density, and added sugar.
Summary written by The Sniff System from the data above. Same rubric, same drivers, expressed in English.
Good fit for active large sporting breeds like Labrador Retrievers, Golden Retrievers, and English Setters navigating skin allergies. The protein deck is built around a single species (turkey). For Labrador Retrievers with suspected cutaneous adverse food reactions, a strict elimination diet trial must last a minimum of 8 weeks to reliably diagnose or rule out a food-based trigger. The National Research Council (2006) recommends a minimum of 2.6 grams of linoleic acid (an omega-6) per 1000 kcal of metabolizable energy to maintain skin barrier function in adult dogs (NRC, 2006) .
Looking at this for adult Labrador Retrievers or Labrador Retrievers with skin allergies ? We are building dedicated pages for these combinations.
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Sniff scored this formula 31/100, landing in D-tier territory. The biggest contributor was AAFCO compliance (+4 points): AAFCO formulation inferred from declared not stated. Verbatim statement not published by retailer. A hard cap of 49 also applied because the guaranteed analysis falls below AAFCO's minimum nutrient profile. Even without the cap, the base component scores sit below the next band. The structural fix would need to address protein quality as well.
AAFCO formulation inferred from declared not stated. Verbatim statement not published by retailer.
Plant-protein-dominated formula. potato as the #1 ingredient.
Contains added sugar. Nutritionally unjustifiable in any complete dog diet..
- Bottom 3% for crude fiber in Wellness's lineup (3.9% DMB)
- Bottom 1% for carb quality in Wellness's lineup (8/16)
- Bottom 3% for overall Sniff Score in Wellness's lineup (31/100)
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- 1vegetablepotato
Standard white potato. Steady carb source, common starch in grain-free recipes.
Position 1: meaningful whole-food inclusion. Source of vitamins, antioxidants, or natural fiber.
- 2legumepeas
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Position 2. 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.
- 3legumechickpeas
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.
- 4tapioca flour
- 5cane molasses
Added sugar from sugar cane. Used for palatability or texture. Dogs don't need added sugar.
- 6fatcanola 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 6: secondary fat. Often where marine oils sit when present alongside a primary land-animal fat.
- 7fatflaxseed
Plant source of omega-3. Helpful for skin and coat, though dogs absorb omega-3 from fish more efficiently.
Position 7: trace fat. Below the level that materially shifts the fat profile.
- 8protein animalturkey meal
Turkey with the water cooked out. Per pound, packs more protein than fresh turkey. See why →
Position 8: supporting protein. Modest contribution to total protein weight.
- 9vegetablesweet potato
Complex carb with fiber and beta-carotene. Gentle on the stomach.
Position 9: garnish-level inclusion. Marketing-prominent but minimal nutritional impact at this position.
- 10preservative naturalmixed tocopherols
Natural vitamin E used to keep fats from going rancid. The good kind of preservative. See why →
Natural preservative. Methodologically preferred over synthetic alternatives.
- 11preservative naturalrosemary extract
Natural preservative. Replaces synthetic ones like BHA and BHT.
Natural preservative. Methodologically preferred over synthetic alternatives.
- 12supplementgreen tea extract
- 13spearmint extract
10 of 13 ingredients have a curated note. Coverage grows over time.