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Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Freeze Dried Raw Meal or Mixer Grain-Free Free-Range Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper is a Freeze-Dried dog food made with feed grade ingredients, which are unfit for human consumption. It contains 8 synthetic additives (so it is not all-natural), it has 2 anti-nutrients including Organic Dried Peas and Organic Dried Potatoes (which may interfere with the absorption of essential nutrients), but has no other questionable ingredients. Many consider this food to be inconvenient, because it requires preparation, special handling, and careful clean-up.

Warning Due to this being a grain-free food that contains legumes or potatoes this Castor & Pollux recipe may be implicated in the FDA's ongoing investigation into diet-related Dilated Cardiomyopathy (or DCM), a potentially fatal heart condition.

Read our article about Grain Free Foods And Heart Failure
Castor & Pollux
  • Air-Dried
  • Human Grade
  • All-Natural
  • No Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • No Prep
  • No Handling Risk
  • No Clean-up
  • Freeze Dried
  • Feed Grade
  • 8 Synthetics
  • 2 Anti-Nutrients
  • No Sketchy Ingredients
  • Prep required
  • Pathogen Risk
  • Clean-up required
Detailed Comparison
Sundays Air-Dried Food for Dogs Human Grade Beef Recipe Castor & Pollux PRISTINE Freeze Dried Raw Meal or Mixer Grain-Free Free-Range Chicken Recipe Dog Food Topper
Family-owned Owned by Nestlé
Human Grade Feed Grade
Air-Dried Freeze Dried
No Anti-Nutrients
2 Anti-Nutrients:
Organic dried peas, Organic dried potatoes
All-Natural
8 Synthetics:
Choline chloride, Potassium chloride, Minerals (zinc proteinate, Iron proteinate, Copper proteinate, Manganese proteinate), Vitamins (vitamin e supplement, Vitamin d supplement)
No Prep Required Prep Required
No Clean-up Required Clean-up Required
No Pathogen Risk Pathogen Risk
Ingredients:
USDA Beef, Beef Liver, Beef Bone, Pumpkin, Millet, Wild Salmon Oil, Sunflower Oil, Kale, Flaxseed, Zucchini, Sea Salt, Parsely, Kelp, Chicory Root, Turmeric, Mixed Tocopherols, Ginger, Selenium Yeast, Blueberries, Carrots, Apples, Tomatoes, Shiitake Mushrooms, Broccoli, Oranges, Cranberries, Spinach, Beets, Tart Cherries, Strawberries
Ingredients:
Chicken, Chicken Liver, Chicken Broth, Organic Dried Peas, Organic Dried Potatoes, Gelatin, Organic Blueberries, Organic Carrots, Organic Apples, Flaxseed, Choline Chloride, Dried Kelp, Inulin (from chicory root), Salt, Potassium Chloride, Salmon Oil, Mixed Tocopherols (a preservative), Minerals (Zinc Proteinate, Iron Proteinate, Copper Proteinate, Manganese Proteinate), Vitamins (Vitamin E Supplement, Vitamin D Supplement).
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