GoodGut is built around a named meat, a fish meal and whole grains. Both recipes open with beef or salmon, then herring or menhaden fish meal, oats, barley and coconut oil. Neither recipe contains peas, lentils or potato, and neither is grain free.
Protein is the same in both recipes at 30% as fed, compared with a catalog kibble average of 26.9%. Fat runs from 13.5% to 17.4%. Estimated starch runs from 31.6% to 35.5%, below the 37.4% catalog average. Calories run from 415 to 438 kcal per cup, above the 395 kcal catalog average. Fiber is 5% in both.
The trade-offs: the line is small, with two kibbles and no wet food, and neither label lists a life stage. Both are sold for all breeds. The calorie density sits above average, so portion size matters more for less active dogs, and fish appears in both recipes, so there is no fish-free option.
| Recipe | Protein | Fat | Starch | Kcal / cup | First ingredients |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grass-Fed Beef | 30% | 17.4% | 31.6% | 438 | Beef, herring meal, oats |
| Wild-Caught Salmon | 30% | 13.5% | 35.5% | 415 | Salmon, menhaden fish meal, oats |
All figures as fed, from the guaranteed analysis on each label. Starch is our estimate, since no bag prints it. Highest in the line is marked in bold, lowest in italics.
30% protein · 17.4% fat · 31.6% starch · 438 kcal/cup
Grass-Fed Beef pairs beef with herring meal, the only GoodGut recipe with two animal proteins, and has the higher fat at 17.4% and lower estimated starch at 31.6%. At 438 kcal per cup, it suits active dogs or owners wanting the line's lowest starch.
Full review of Grass-Fed Beef30% protein · 13.5% fat · 35.5% starch · 415 kcal/cup
Wild-Caught Salmon uses only fish, salmon and menhaden fish meal, making it the GoodGut pick for dogs kept off beef. It has the line's lower fat at 13.5% and fewer calories at 415 kcal per cup, with the higher estimated starch at 35.5%.
Full review of Wild-Caught SalmonNo. Both Grass-Fed Beef and Wild-Caught Salmon list oats and barley among their first five ingredients. Neither contains peas, lentils or potato.
Both list 30% protein as fed. Grass-Fed Beef has more fat (17.4% vs 13.5%) and more calories (438 vs 415 kcal per cup) than Wild-Caught Salmon.
Grass-Fed Beef, at 31.6% estimated starch, compared with 35.5% for Wild-Caught Salmon. Both are below the 37.4% catalog kibble average.
Protein runs higher than the average kibble we review (33.3% vs 30.1% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 34% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (89% across the site).
0% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 3,205 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
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