Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food

  Rating

Type

Hot Extruded / Dry

Grain

Grain Inclusive

Origin

United States

Recipes

6

Is Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food Good?


Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3-star rating — around 31% of all the pet food we review fall in this tier.


They seem to have nutrition ratio similar to a common pet food, and contain mainly named ingredents. We think they are fine, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats.

What We like


    No Plant Protein in Top Ingredients

    Use Organic Minerals to Improve Absorption

    Aid Digestion with Probiotics


What We Concern


    More than 37% Carbs

    Numberous Controversial Ingredients

    Contain Potential Allergens like Corn, Soy, Gluten, and Dairy products

    Contain Ingredients that might be Uncertain


「Chief of Food」Fat Hill

Recipes Rating


Recipes could have different ingredients in the same product line. We rate each recipe and list them from higest to lowest ratings.

Higher protein and lower carbs recipes are rated higher

Recipe and 1st Ingredient

Rating

Grain Free

Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable

1️⃣Chicken 🍚Carbs：40%

3

Kirkland Signature Mature Formula Chicken, Rice and Egg

1️⃣Chicken 🍚Carbs：44%

3

Kirkland Signature Puppy Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable

1️⃣Chicken 🍚Carbs：38%

3

Kirkland Signature Small Formula Chicken & Vegetable

1️⃣Chicken 🍚Carbs：39%

3

Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Lamb, Rice and Vegetable

1️⃣Lamb 🍚Carbs：46%

2.5

Kirkland Signature Healthy Weight Formula Chicken & Vegetable

1️⃣Chicken Meal 🍚Carbs：48%

2.5

Tips

Recipes have similar ratings. This means they are quite similar.


Recipe to review


To rate Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food, we will take one representative recipe to evaluate the nutrition, ingredients and meat content of this product line.


We have chosen Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable.

Nutrition Label


Pet food show guaranteed analysis on their labels. It includes moisture and does not reflect the level of carbs — which we prefer lower for dogs and as low as possible for cats.

From the label of Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable

Protein

26%

Fat

16%

Fiber

4%

Carbs

?%


Calculate the dry value (no moisture) on a dry matter basis will help us to estimate the carbs level and other nutrition without water — so we can get a better idea about the ratio.


(We think the ideal nutrition profile would be Protein > Fat > Carbs)

Nutrition Our Ideal Dry Value Like?

Protein 30% or more 29%

Fat 15% or more 18%

Carbs Less than 28% 40%

Fiber Less than 5% 4.4%

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Ingredients Overview


52 ingredients are listed on the label. We research their quality to pet and use our best judgement to group them in the proportion of Prefer, Concerned, and Notice ingredients in the bar chart.

♨ Allergen

1 units

🌋 Indigest

2 units

⁉ Uncertain

1 units

Organic Minerals Seems to Include

Probiotics Seems to Include

Prefer

Concerned

Notice

Neutral

Click an ingredient to see the detail

Chicken

Animal Protein

Chicken Meal

Animal Protein

Whole Grain Brown Rice

Carbs

Cracked Pearled Barley

Carbs

♨🌋

Chicken Fat

Fat

Egg Product

Animal Protein

Dried Beet Pulp

Carbs

Potatoes

Carbs

Fish Meal

Animal Protein

⁉

Flaxseed

Fat

Natural Flavor

Food Additive

Brewers Dried Yeast

Plant Protein Concentrate

Millet

Carbs

Potassium Chloride

Supplement

Salt

Others

Choline Chloride

Supplement

Carrots

Carbs

Peas

Carbs, Plant Protein

🌋

Dried Kelp

Carbs

Apples

Carbs

Cranberries

Carbs

Rosemary Extract

Carbs

Parsley Flake

Carbs

Dried Chicory Root

Carbs

Glucosamine Hydrochloride

Supplement

Dried Lactobaccillus Acidophilus Fermentation Product

Probiotics

Dried Bifidobacterium Animalis Fermentation Product

Probiotics

Dried Lactobacillus Reuteri Fermentation Product

Probiotics

Vitamin E Supplement

Supplement

Iron Proteinate

Supplement

Zinc Proteinate

Supplement

Copper Proteinate

Supplement

Ferrous Sulfate

Supplement

Zinc Sulfate

Supplement

Copper Sulfate

Supplement

Potassium Iodide

Supplement

Thiamine Mononitrate

Supplement

Manganese Proteinate

Supplement

Manganous Oxide

Supplement

Chondroitin Sulfate

Supplement

Ascorbic Acid

Supplement

Vitamin A Supplement

Supplement

Biotin

Supplement

Niacin

Supplement

Calcium Pantothenate

Supplement

Manganese Sulfate

Supplement

Sodium Selenite

Food Additive

Pyridoxine Hydrochloride

Supplement

Vitamin B12 Supplement

Supplement

Riboflavin

Supplement

Vitamin D Supplement

Supplement

Folic Acid

Supplement

Tips

We find 8 Concerned and 2 Notice ingredients from Kirkland Signature Adult Formula Chicken, Rice and Vegetable. Check from the above list to view the details.

Concerned


    Cracked Pearled Barley

    Egg Product

    Dried Beet Pulp

    Potatoes

    Natural Flavor

    Brewers Dried Yeast

    Salt

    Sodium Selenite


Notice


    Whole Grain Brown Rice

    Fish Meal


Estimated Meat Content


Some pet food uses high plant protein ingredients to boost up the overall protein level — to make it looks like it includes a lot of meat, which is more appealing for customers.


Therefore, protein level itself cannot tell the quality and how much animal ingredients (more digestible than plants) is in the pet food.

Check if protein is overrated by plant protein boost up

Count of Plant Protein

0 / 7 (0%)

in top 7 ingredients

Protein Level

29%

in dry matter


By looking at the plant protein in top ingredients and compare with the total protein level, we will try to estimate how much animal ingredients is used in the pet food as Meat Content.

Meat Content


Based on my "godly" guess, the meat content might be Medium !


It looks like it contains a moderate amount of meat. Your furbabies should still be fine with it.


Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food Product Line Review


To make a conclusion about the whole product line, we will consider all recipes and their average nutrition ratio.

Recipes Average Compares to Ideal Level


In the total of 6 recipes, the group has an average of 28% protein, 15% fat and 42% carbohydrate.


（Protein and Fat: Prefer Higher丨Carbs: Prefer Lower）


    Protein is -2 (%) less than ideal

    Fat is 0 (%) higher than ideal

    Carbs is 14 (%) higher than ideal


What does it mean?

Overall,Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food has an carbs level higher than our preferred level.


Conclusion


Throughout the review, we have 3 major opinons about this pet food line:


    Similar nutrition ratio as a common pet food

    Clear, named animal products as main ingredient

    Medium level of meat content


Based on these, we can conclude Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3 star rating.

Do we recommend Kirkland Signature Dry Dog Food ?

It is a fine pet food, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats. 

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