Protein is close to the average kibble we review (32.0% on a dry matter basis).
Starch is lower than average, at 35% of the food as fed.
100% of recipes lead with a meat, fish or egg ingredient (90% across the site).
80% of recipes are grain-free.
this range, lowest to highest its average average of all 2,553 foods we review
Starch is our estimate from the guaranteed analysis, since no manufacturer prints it. How we work it out
Share of recipes that list each animal protein as an ingredient, not counting oils, fats or flavorings. Useful if your dog has a food sensitivity.
These are not unsafe. They are listed because readers ask about them.
MOST PROTEIN
Taste of the Wild Wetlands Canine Recipe with Roasted Fowl Dry Dog Food
35.6% dry matter
LEAST STARCH
Taste of the Wild High Prairie Canine Recipe with Roasted Bison & Roasted Venison Dry Dog Food
30% as fed
FEWEST CALORIES
Taste of the Wild Pacific Stream Puppy Recipe with Smoked Salmon Dry Dog Food
360 kcal per cup
Taste of the Wild is a dry and wet dog and cat food brand owned by Diamond Pet Foods, the trade name of Schell & Kampeter, Inc. of Meta, Missouri. The brand says its recipes are based on a pet's ancestral diet and it is known for less common proteins such as bison, venison, wild boar and trout. Its lines include the original grain-free recipes, Ancient Grains, and PREY limited ingredient recipes. 1, 2, 3
The company says every Taste of the Wild product is made in the USA at one of seven company facilities, in California (two), Missouri, South Carolina, Arkansas, Kansas and Indiana. Diamond Pet Foods says all of its dry pet food is made in its own family-owned plants rather than by a contract manufacturer. 4, 2
Diamond Pet Foods was founded in 1970 by brothers-in-law Gary Schell and Richard Kampeter in Meta, Missouri, and it launched Taste of the Wild in 2007 as a grain-free, high-protein line. The company says the brand has always been wholly owned by Diamond Pet Foods, which remains family-owned. 3, 2, 1
In May 2012, Taste of the Wild dry foods were part of a Diamond Pet Foods recall over possible Salmonella linked to the company's Gaston, South Carolina plant. In 2019 the FDA listed Taste of the Wild among the brands most often named in reports of dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in dogs; the FDA did not establish a cause. In 2021 Diamond settled a class action over grain-free labeling for $8 million without admitting wrongdoing. 5, 6, 7, 8
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Expansion to batches of nine brands of dry dog and cat food made at Gaston, SC plant Dec 9 2011 - Apr 7 2012
A court-approved notice said a Jackson County, Missouri court certified a class of Missouri buyers of Taste of the Wild Grain-Free Dog Food in Harmon v. Schell & Kampeter, which alleges the food was marketed without disclosing a possible DCM link. The company denies the allegations; the case website now lists a January 8, 2027 trial date. PR Newswire
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