Is Herz Dry Dog Food Good?
Herz Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3.5-star rating — around 20% 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 quite fine, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats.
What We like
- High Protein — over 35%!
- Lower in Carbs — Less than 34%
- No Potential Allergens like Corn, Soy, Gluten, and Dairy products
- Oven-Baked to Retain More Nutrition
What We Concern
- Include Plant Protein in Top 5 ingredients
- Majority of Ingredients lead to our Concern
- Seems No Organic Minerals
- Seems No Probiotics to Aid Digestion
- 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.
Recipe and 1st Ingredient
Rating
Grain Free
Grain Free Turkey Breast
1️⃣Turkey 🍚Carbs：24%Ganoderma Lucidum + Turkey Breast
1️⃣Turkey Breast 🍚Carbs：27%Grain Free Australian Lamb
1️⃣Lamb 🍚Carbs：27%Grain Free New Zealand Grass Fed Beef
1️⃣Beef 🍚Carbs：30%Grain Free Taiwanese Duck Recipe
1️⃣Duck Breast 🍚Carbs：27%Grain Free New Zealand Venison
1️⃣Venison 🍚Carbs：37%Grain Free USA Chicken Breast
1️⃣Chicken Breast 🍚Carbs：32%Tips
Recipes have different ratings. This means they might be designed a bit differently.
Recipe to review
To rate Herz Dry Dog Food, we will take one representative recipe to evaluate the nutrition, ingredients and meat content of this product line.
We have chosen Grain Free USA Chicken Breast.
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.
30%
15%
3%
?%
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 | 35% | |
| Fat | 15% or more | 18% | |
| Carbs | Less than 28% | 32% | |
| Fiber | Less than 5% | 3.5% |
Ingredients Overview
14 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.
Chicken Breast
Animal ProteinPea Protein
Plant Protein ConcentrateCoconut Glycerin
Food AdditivePumpkin Powder
CarbsPerilla Powder
CarbsPumpkin Seed Powder
Fat, Plant ProteinCalcium Phosphate
SupplementTurmeric Powder
CarbsTapioca Flour
CarbsFlaxseed Oil
FatVitamins
SupplementMineral
SupplementGround Beet Pulp
CarbsVitamin E
SupplementTips
We find 1 Concerned and 2 Notice ingredients from Grain Free USA Chicken Breast. Check from the above list to view the details.Concerned
- Ground Beet Pulp
Notice
- Pea Protein
- Coconut Glycerin
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.
2 / 7 (29%)
in top 7 ingredients35%
in dry matterBy 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 to high !
It looks like it contains a significant amount of meat and majority of the protein should come from animal sources. Your furbabies will like it like I do!
Herz 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 7 recipes, the group has an average of 37% protein, 20% fat and 29% carbohydrate.
（Protein and Fat: Prefer Higher丨Carbs: Prefer Lower）
- Protein is 7 (%) higher than ideal
- Fat is 5 (%) higher than ideal
- Carbs is 1 (%) higher than ideal
What does it mean?
Overall,Herz Dry Dog Food has an carbs level that is close to 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 to high level of meat content
Based on these, we can conclude Herz Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 3.5 star rating.
Do we recommend Herz Dry Dog Food ?
It is a fine pet food, and it might be great to give your pets some extra meaty food or treats.
The review is entirely our own view and opinon. It is for informational reference only and not a purchase advice.
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