Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food


The Good


First and Second ingredients are named meat sources

The Bad


Heavy Use of Corn as a main ingredient

Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food Full Review


Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food

Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food is part of the Authority Dog Food product line. Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food is made and manufactured by Authority, Inc.

Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food Review

When analyzing dog food brands the first five ingredients are going to be the most important. The first five ingredients are going to make up the majority of the recipe. We have listed the ingredients, analysis of the first five, and the guaranteed analysis of Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food.

    Chicken, Chicken Meal, Brown Rice, Corn, Corn Gluten Meal, Chicken Fat (Preserved with Mixed Tocopherols), Dried Beet Pulp, Natural Flavor, Oat Groats, Canola Oil, Dried Egg Product, Potassium Chloride, Fish Oil, Choline Chloride, Vitamin and Mineral Supplements (Zinc Sulfate, Ferrous Sulfate, Vitamin E Supplement, L-Ascorbyl-2-polyphosphate (source of Ascorbic Acid), Copper Sulfate, Vitamin A Supplement, Manganese Sulfate, Niacin, D Calcium Pantothenate, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin, Calcium Iodate, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Thiamin Mononitrate, Folic Acid, Sodium Selenite, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement).
    1. Chicken
    2. Chicken Meal
    3. Brown Rice
    4. Corn
    5. Corn Gluten Meal
    Chicken:Chicken is a decent quality ingredient. Although it is a little deceiving. The ingredient “Chicken”, not in the “Meal’” form is inclusive of its water content. Meaning, once the water content is removed (during the cooking process) this ingredient can lose up to %75 of its weight, thus likely to fall further in the ingredients list. Chicken is the clean combination of flesh and skin with or without accompanying bone, derived from the parts or whole carcasses of chicken- exclusive of feathers, heads, feet, and entrails.

    Chicken Meal: Chicken Meal is an excellent protein source. Unlike the ingredient “Chicken”, the water content has been removed from this ingredient. The AAFCO definition is the following: "Chicken which has been ground or otherwise reduced in particle size."

    Brown Rice: : The incomplete AAFCO definition of Brown Rice is the following: "unpolished rice after the kernels have been removed. Not a complete AAFCO definition." Brown Rice is a decent quality ingredient. Brown Rice is a high quality carbohydrate that is high in fiber.

    Corn:When used in reasonable amount corn is not a horrible ingredient. What we don’t want to see is corn used as a main protein source. Named meat sources should be listed before this ingredient, the more the better. Any recipe that uses corn as a main source of protein will be deemed as lower quality. The current AAFCO definition of corn is: “unspecified corn product. Not a complete AAFCO definition.”

    Corn Gluten Meal: This ingredient is mainly used to “hold” the food together. Corn Gluten is a cheap, low quality ingredient. Basically anything left over during the human processing falls into this ingredient. The current aafco definition of Corn Gluten is:” The dried residue from corn after the removal of the larger part of the starch and germ, and the separation of the bran by the process employed in the wet milling manufacture of corn starch or syrup, or by enzymatic treatment of the endosperm.”

    Crude Protein not less than……. 29.0%

    Crude Fat not less than…….. 16.0%

    Crude Fiber not more than……. 3.0%

    Moisture not more than…… 10.0%

    Calcium not less than….. 1.3%

    Phosphorus not less than….. 1.0%

    Zinc not less than.....175mg/kg Selenium not less than .....0.15mg.kg

    Vitamin A not less than .....15,000 IU/kg

    Vitamin E not less than….. 225 IU/kg

    Omega-6 Fatty Acids not less than..... 3.5%*

    Omega-3 Fatty Acids not less than..... .35%*

    Vitamin C not less than..... 20 mg/kg*

    Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) not less than..... 0.1%*

    Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food Consumer Ratings

    Don't want to take our word on it? Have you (or your dog) tried Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food. If so please give us your thoughts on Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food. Below we have a couple of categories we believe are important to consumers. Please take the time and rate Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food.

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    Rating: 8.4/10 (6 votes cast)
    Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food, 8.4 out of 10 based on 6 ratings

    Rating (out of 10)

    Overall Ingredients


    This value take a look at the overall ingredients of the recipe.
    		 3

    First Five Ingredeints


    This value evaluates the first five ingredients only.
    		 3

    Protein Content


    This value evaluates the amount of protein.
    		 4

    Grain Content


    This value evaluates the amount of grains. 10 = No Grains.
    		 3

    Total

    		 3.25



    One Response to “Authority Puppy Chicken Dog Food”

    1. David says:
      April 22, 2012 at 3:47 pm

      I have tried very many types of dog food, including Blue Buffalo. Authority is the only food that I can get my two Siberian Huskies puppies to eat that is good for them. Although I wish they would eat B.B., I’m happy with Authority. They are growing at a mile a minute!!!

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