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Which of Smack (Raw Dehydrated) Dog Food Recipes
Get Our Best Ratings?
Smack (Raw Dehydrated) Dog Food earns The Advisor’s rating of 5 stars.
Smack (Raw Dehydrated) product line includes five dog foods.
Each recipe below includes its AAFCO nutrient profile when available… Growth (puppy), Maintenance (adult), All Life Stages, Supplemental or Unspecified.
| Product | Rating | AAFCO |
|---|---|---|
| Smack Prairie Harvest Pork | 4.5 | U |
| Smack Very Berry Chicken | 5 | U |
| Smack Caribbean-Salmon Fusion | 5 | U |
| Smack Rockin’ Rockfish | 5 | U |
| Smack Chunky Chicken | 5 | U |
Recipe and Label Analysis
Smack Very Berry Chicken Recipe was selected to represent the other products in the line for detailed recipe and nutrient analysis.
Label and nutrient data below are calculated using dry matter basis.
Smack Very Berry Chicken
Raw Dog Food
Estimated Dry Matter Nutrient Content
Protein = 55% | Fat = 22% | Carbs = 14%
Ingredients: Chicken, organic pumpkin, chicken liver, chicken gizzard, chicken heart, organic spinach, organic celery, organic parsley, organic turmeric, organic carrot, organic thyme, organic blackberry, organic blueberry, organic strawberry, organic cranberry, organic tocopherols
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 2.1%
Red denotes controversial item
| Guaranteed Analysis | 52% | 21% | NA |
| Dry Matter Basis | 55% | 22% | 14% |
| Calorie Weighted Basis | 45% | 44% | 12% |
Protein = 45% | Fat = 44% | Carbs = 12%
Ingredient Analysis
The first ingredient in this dog food is chicken. Chicken is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin… derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken”.
Chicken is naturally rich in the 10 essential amino acids required by a dog to sustain life.
The second ingredient is organic pumpkin. Pumpkin is a nutritious addition high in complex carbohydrates, beta-carotene and dietary fiber.
The third ingredient is chicken liver. This is an organ meat sourced from a named animal and thus considered a beneficial component.
The fourth ingredient is chicken gizzard. The gizzard is a low-fat, meaty organ found in the digestive tract of birds and assists in grinding up a consumed food. This item is considered a canine dietary delicacy.
The fifth ingredient is chicken heart.Although it doesn’t sound very appetizing, heart tissue is pure muscle – all meat. It’s naturally rich in quality protein, minerals and complex B vitamins, too.
The sixth ingredient is organic spinach. Due to its exceptional vitamin and mineral content, spinach exhibits a remarkably high nutrient Completeness Score of 91.
The seventh ingredient is organic celery. Although raw celery can be very high in water, it can still contribute a notable amount of dietary fiber as well as other healthy nutrients.
The eighth ingredient is organic parlsey. Due to its exceptional vitamin and mineral content, parsley exhibits a remarkably high nutrient Completeness Score of 91.
The ninth ingredient is organic tumeric. Turmeric is a common spice that’s sometimes used to enhance the color and flavor of the food. Tumeric offers anti-inflammatory benefits so the presence of turmeric is seen as positive in this food.
From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items.
But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to affect the overall rating of this product.
With one notable exception…
This contains a number of organic ingredients. We feel compelled to grant this line a more favorable status as we consider its final rating as organic ingredients must comply with more stringent government standards — standards that significantly restrict the use of any synthetic pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, hormones or antibiotics.
Nutrient Analysis
Based on its ingredients alone, Smack Very Berry Chicken recipe looks like an above-average raw dog food.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 55%, a fat level of 22% and estimated carbohydrates of about 14%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 50% and a mean fat level of 25%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 14% for the overall product line.
And a fat-to-protein ratio of about 52%.
This means the Smack raw dehydrated product line contains above-average protein, below-average carbohydrate, and below-average fat when compared to typical raw dog food.
Our Rating of Smack Raw Dehydrated Dog Food
Smack Dog Food provides recipes with quality whole foods. The carbs are obtained from organic fruits and vegetables and each recipe uses nutritional bone-in proteins with organs.
Highly recommended.
Please note certain recipes are sometimes given a higher or lower rating based upon our estimate of their total meat content and (when appropriate) their fat-to-protein ratios.
Smack Dog Food Recall History
The following automated list (if present) includes all dog food recalls related to Smack Dog Food through April 2024.
No recalls noted
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