Sport Dog Food – ELITE GRAIN FREE BEEF MEAL 30/14
When it comes to performance, your dog should be treated like a finely tuned machine, dependent upon receiving the proper fuel. With so many dog food choices on the market, as well as fears over product safety, making the right choice for your pet can seem like a monumental task.
In addition, canine athletes have additional nutrient needs relative the commoncouch potato dog.
Necessary macronutrient (protein, carbohydrates, and fat) ratios differ from sedentary animals, as do vitamin and mineral requirements. Here, SportDogFood Elite Grain Free Beef Meal 30/14 will be reviewed.
Product Description
SportDogFood is committed to providing a diet that is rich in high-quality ingredients, delivered to your dog in the most natural way possible. Elite Grain Free Beef Meal contains a unique blend of both freeze-dried ingredients and kibble. Everything that goes into this dog food is proudly made in the US, which is of utmost importance in order to ensure quality manufacturing and ingredient standards.
Each ingredient found in SportDogFood’s Elite Grain Free Beef Meal serves a nutritional purpose. The absence of corn, wheat, soy, gluten, chicken, rice, peas, and eggs makes this blend perfect for dogs with allergies. As a single source protein diet, Elite Grain Free Beef Meal is uniquely suited to the needs of sensitive dogs.
Also included in this blend are enzymes, proboiotics, antioxidants, and trace minerals that help to support a dog’s overall health. Nutrient-rich sources of Omega-3 Fatty Acids promote a healthy skin and coat, while calcium and phosphorous ensure healthy bones, teeth, and eyes.
Most importantly, this 30/14 blend contains 30% protein and 14% fat which is optimum for an active sport dog. Other special considerations for an endurance animal include quality carbohydrate sources (yams and sweet potato) instead of grains or by-products.
Ingredients
The Elite Grain Free Beef Meal has an impressive list of ingredients, with a few notable “controversial” products left out. The lack of meat by-products and lower grade proteins like Pork, canola oil, beet pulp, and beet pomace is refreshing. This is 76% from Single source animal protein (beef in this case). The ingredients, in order of abundance, are as follows:
Beef Meal, Yams, Freeze Dried Sweet Potato, Freeze Dried Beef Liver, Freeze Dried Red Clover Sprouts, Freeze Dried Blueberries, Bok Choy, Zucchini, Squash, Kale, Freeze Dried Papaya, Inulin, Cranberries, Parsley, Probiotics, Kelp, Artichoke, Salmon Oil, Herring Oil, Vitamins, and Minerals.
It should also be noted that Endurox is used as the meat meal preservative, which is widely considered to be a safer alternative, all natural preservative to traditional formulations like ethoxyquin.
What Others are Saying
SportDogFood’s Elite Grain Free Beef Meal 30/14 is highly rated on DogFoodAdvisor, which is one of the most trusted sources of information on dog food. It has received a highly coveted 5-star rating, which few brands can boast. DogFoodAdvisor praises the brand for the absence of controversial ingredients while having above-average levels of protein, and a nonexistent recall history.
In addition to DogFoodAdvisor, Amazon.com boasts glowing reviews for the product. Of more than 100 verified purchases, the brand has received an impressive 4.3 star rating. Reviewers commonly note the great value (particularly for a grain-free food), benefit for dogs with allergies, high quality, and willingness of even picky dogs to eat this formula.
Awards and Honors
In addition to the 5-star rating on DogFoodAdvisor and the impressive reviews on Amazon, SportDogFood was also named to Whole Dog Journal’s 2017 List of Recommended Dry Dog Foods.
Bottom Line
If your dog is a picky eater, suffers from food allergies, or you are simply looking for a high-quality, budget friendly food that is among the most highly recommended and trusted on the market, Elite Grain Free Beef Meal 30/14 is a perfect choice. Looking for more Fat? This formula is also available in 30/18. It is called Elite Grain Free Beef Meal 30/18.
Hunter Dunbar
Author Bio: Hunter is an avid Outdoorsman and Outdoor Enthusiast that has hunted both nationally and internationally as well as trained several Gun Dogs for upland and waterfowl hunting. Hunter has the knowledge and experience on a wide variety of topics and offers up some of the best information and reviews available on the web.
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