The Lowest-Scoring Pet Food Brands on Chowmark

Brand Analysis · August 2026

These are the products — and the brands behind them — that fall furthest below the database average. The comparison uses retained public recall, label, and product-record data.

Data note: Our scores pull from public regulatory and manufacturer data. Use them as a starting point, not a substitute for your vet's advice.

Lowest-Scoring Dog Food Products

ProductBrandScore
1. Sausage Links - Beef FlavorCanine Carry Outs41/100 — Poor
2. pup peronipup peroni41/100 — Poor
3. Chicken n Filet Mignon 8ctPedigree41/100 — Poor
4. butchersnunn better42/100 — Poor
5. Diamond Premium AdultDiamond43/100 — Poor
6. Puppy chickenPedigree43/100 — Poor
7. Chicken n Beef Pouch 8ctPedigree43/100 — Poor
8. Smokehouse 18ctPedigree43/100 — Poor
9. DentaStixPedigree44/100 — Poor
10. Dentalife Daily Oral Care Dog TreatsPurina47/100 — Poor

Lowest-Scoring Cat Food Products

ProductBrandScore
1. Purina Cat Chow Indoor + immune health blendPurina47/100 — Poor
2. Friskies - Paté - Sea Captain's ChoiceFriskies48/100 — Poor
3. Temptations Kitten Salmon & Dairy FlavorTemptations48/100 — Poor
4. Fancy Feast Kitten Tender Chicken FeastPurina49/100 — Poor
5. Fancy Feast Kitten Tender Turkey RecipePurina49/100 — Poor
6. Fancy Feast Kitten Tender Ocean Whitefish FeastPurina49/100 — Poor
7. Fancy Feast Kitten Tender Salmon FeastPurina50/100 — Fair
8. Zignature Catfish formulaZignature50/100 — Fair
9. Premium Cat Food Turkey & Giblets EntreeHeart to Tail50/100 — Fair
10. Adult 1-6Hill's Science Diet50/100 — Fair

What Low Scores Usually Mean

Lower scores can reflect a combination of retained recall, label-transparency, and formula-record signals. Chowmark does not infer a product’s nutritional adequacy from incomplete label data.

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