IAMS Proactive Health Beef & Rice Recipe Minichunks
Dog Food · scored by FurMetric
A grain-heavy dog food with beef listed first but relying on by-product meal and corn fillers. Natural preservation is a plus, though caramel color adds no value.
How our scores compare · 100–75 Excellent, 74–50 Fair, below 50 Poor
How we got this score
Read from: a photo of this product’s label, taken before we started keeping photos in September 2026.
Scored August 2026: Everyone sees this same score. It changes only if the recipe or our reading of the label is corrected.
How the score works: our method. It describes the label, not your pet — ask your vet about your pet's diet.
What hurt the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Caramel Color — artificial dye, no nutrition
- Chicken By-Product Meal — unnamed by-products, second ingredient
- Corn and rice fillers — low-value grains dominate top 5
- Soybean meal, corn protein — cheap plant proteins padding profile
What helped the score
The biggest factors, largest first.
- Mixed tocopherols, rosemary — natural preservation, no BHA/BHT
- Flaxseed — omega-3 source
- Chicken meal, dried egg — named quality protein sources
- Carrots, whole ingredients — whole food additions
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