"Clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone from named species."
Named, whole, real food. No penalty. The catch: fresh chicken is about 70% water. After cooking, it shrinks significantly — so a food listing "chicken" as the first ingredient may actually have less chicken protein than one listing "chicken meal" third. Look at the whole ingredient list, not just #1. Score: 8/10.
A minor caveat applies — usually a processing step (e.g. rendering into a meal), a moderate allergen history, or a named-but-fattier source — but nothing on our risk watchlist. -1 pt deducted.
Rated B (-1 pts) by PetPro-tectors™. Named, whole, real food. No penalty. The catch: fresh chicken is about 70% water. After cooking, it shrinks significantly — so a food listing "chicken" as the first ingredient may actually have less chicken protein than one listing "chicken meal" third. Look at the whole ingredient list, not just #1. Score: 8/10.
Clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone from named species.