Is Red Mills Leader Dry Dog Food Good?
Red Mills Leader Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 2 stars rating — accounts for 5% of all the pet food we review.
They seem to have a certain level of carbs, and contain ingredients we concern. We do not recommend this pet food.
What We like
- No Potential Allergens like Corn, Soy, Gluten, and Dairy products
- No Ingredients that might Disrupt Digestion
What We Concern
- More than 37% Carbs
- 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
Red Mills Leader Puppy Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：43%Red Mills Leader Puppy Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：38%Red Mills Leader Adult Sensitive Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Lamb 🍚Carbs：46%Red Mills Leader Adult Supreme Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：48%Red Mills Leader Adult Supreme Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：46%Red Mills Leader Puppy Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：48%Red Mills Leader Adult Sensitive Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Lamb 🍚Carbs：52%Red Mills Leader Adult Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：51%Red Mills Leader Adult Supreme Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：52%Red Mills Leader Senior Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：51%Red Mills Leader Adult Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：57%Red Mills Leader Adult Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：54%Red Mills Leader Adult Sensitive Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Lamb 🍚Carbs：54%Red Mills Leader Adult Slimline Small Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Turkey 🍚Carbs：58%Red Mills Leader Senior Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：56%Red Mills Leader Senior Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Chicken 🍚Carbs：57%Red Mills Leader Adult Slimline Large Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Turkey 🍚Carbs：61%Red Mills Leader Adult Slimline Medium Breed
1️⃣Dehydrated Turkey 🍚Carbs：60%Tips
Recipes have different ratings. This means they might be designed a bit differently.
Recipe to review
To rate Red Mills Leader Dry Dog Food, we will take one representative recipe to evaluate the nutrition, ingredients and meat content of this product line.
We have chosen Red Mills Leader Adult Supreme Medium Breed.
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.
23%
15%
2.2%
?%
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 | 26% | |
| Fat | 15% or more | 17% | |
| Carbs | Less than 28% | 48% | |
| Fiber | Less than 5% | 2.4% |
Ingredients Overview
18 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.
Dehydrated Chicken
Animal ProteinBrown Rice
CarbsWhite Rice
CarbsChicken Fat
FatDehulled Oats
CarbsWhole Linseed
FatAlfalfa
Carbs, Plant ProteinHydrolysed Liver Protein
Animal ProteinYeast Extract
Plant Protein ConcentrateChicory Inulin
CarbsDried Cranberries
CarbsDried Beetroot
CarbsRosemary
CarbsGinger
CarbsTurmeric
CarbsGlucosamine Hydrochloride
SupplementYucca Schidigera
CarbsChondroitin Sulphate
SupplementTips
We find 3 Concerned and 3 Notice ingredients from Red Mills Leader Adult Supreme Medium Breed. Check from the above list to view the details.Concerned
- Dehulled Oats
- Yeast Extract
- Dried Beetroot
Notice
- Brown Rice
- White Rice
- Hydrolysed Liver Protein
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.
1 / 7 (14%)
in top 7 ingredients26%
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 !
It looks like it contains a moderate amount of meat. Your furbabies should still be fine with it.
Red Mills Leader 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 18 recipes, the group has an average of 25% protein, 13% fat and 52% carbohydrate.
（Protein and Fat: Prefer Higher丨Carbs: Prefer Lower）
- Protein is -5 (%) less than ideal
- Fat is -2 (%) less than ideal
- Carbs is 24 (%) higher than ideal
What does it mean?
Overall,Red Mills Leader 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:
- Nutrition ratio, mainly the level of carbs raises our attention
- Ingredients might be worth to take a second look
- Medium level of meat content
Based on these, we can conclude Red Mills Leader Dry Dog Food is a pet food line with a 2 star rating.
Do we recommend Red Mills Leader Dry Dog Food ?
There are several things make us concerned, so we do not recommend it. If there is a very strong reason for you to choose it, try to mix with other pet food with higher meat to enrich the diet.
The review is entirely our own view and opinon. It is for informational reference only and not a purchase advice.
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