A formulated-to-meet, duck-first dry food that's denser than 3% (you feed fewer cups). Cost-per-day isn't available yet — this SKU isn't price-matched.
THE FACTS, ONE SENTENCE —data as JSON· reference dog 40 lb · updated 2026-07-11
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40 lb
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The evidence
The Verified Label
Every food on this site gets this exact panel — same fields, same order, sourced from the official label — so brands finally become comparable. Dots show where this food sits among all 494 dry foods we've verified.
Verified LabelThe standardized pet-food panel
VPFD № ZIGNAT verified 2026-07-11
Composition — dry-matter basis
why dry matter
Moisture hides the real recipe: kibble is ~10% water, canned food ~78%. Removing water puts every food on one scale, so these are the only nutrition numbers that can be compared across foods. As-fed label values shown small.
Protein38.9%label: 37% minhigher than 95% of dry foods
Fat30.5%label: 29% minhigher than 99% of dry foods
Fiber4.7%label: 4.5% maxtypical — the median dry food is 5.4%
Est. carbohydrates ash not disclosed → 8% assumed, so this is an estimate≈17.4%computedanchor available once more brands disclose ash
Calcium / Phosphorus extended guarantees: Ω-3 0.25%Not disclosedcalcium/phosphorusno ratio to anchor
Calories & cost — for your 40-lb adult dog
Calorie density265 kcal/cup4464 kcal/kglighter than 97% of dry foods (median 388) — you feed more cups
Daily serving3¾ cups
Cost per day—
Bag lasts—
Cost per 1,000 kcal not available yet — this SKU isn't price-matched to a current retail listing. Serving math uses standard veterinary energy formulas — see the formula.
Standards & ingredients
AAFCO statement
what this means
Two kinds of AAFCO claims exist. Most foods are only "formulated to meet" nutrient profiles — a paper calculation. A smaller set carry the stronger claim: fed to real dogs in AAFCO-procedure trials ("Animal feeding tests using AAFCO procedures substantiate…").
Formulated to meet · all_life_stages
First five ingredients (by pre-cooking weight)Duck · duck hearts · carrots · apples · natural flavor
Named animal protein first; named meals onlyYes
Legumes in first 10 (FDA DCM inquiry)None
BHA / BHT preservativesNone on label
Carrageenan (thickener)None
Ethoxyquin
why unknown
When a fish-meal supplier adds ethoxyquin, U.S. rules don't require it on the finished label — so no label can prove its absence for recipes containing fish meal. We report this as a gap rather than guessing.
None — no fish meal in this recipe
Safety
FDA recalls — Zignature, since 2023None on record
ManufacturerNot confirmed from label
Label transparency 9 of 15 standard fields
Green = verified favorable · amber = gap in the record · red = verified unfavorable · gray = not disclosed / neutral fact.
Source: official label source (official) · anchors: 494 verified dry dog foods (360 priced) · how to read this label
The fit
For your dog, specifically
Checked for a 40-lb adult with a sensitive stomach — the same published criteria our finder uses. Change your dog above and these update.
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Validated for adult dogsAAFCO statement covers adult maintenance.
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Passes our sensitive-stomach checksNamed animal protein first, and no unnamed by-products in the ingredient list.
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Chicken-free recipeNot selected for your dog — but relevant if chicken sensitivity ever comes up.
The source material
The full ingredient list
Every flag on the Verified Label is computed from this list. Ingredients are ordered by pre-cooking weight — the first five carry the most information.