Food for the Dachshund — food ranking
Full list of foods matched to the breed's nutritional needs
Dachshund: small size, moderate activity. Below are 59 foods from our database scored against this profile — best match first.
TOP 10 foods
| No. | Food | Brand | Score | kcal/100 g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prime Chicken & Pomegranate | Farmina N&D | 96 pts | 399.9 |
| 2 | Active Lamb & Wild Boar | Carnilove | 94 pts | 379 |
| 3 | Mastercraft Fresh Beef | Belcando | 93 pts | 356 |
| 4 | Pacifica Dog | Acana | 92 pts | 385 |
| 5 | The Only One Wild Fish | Alpha Spirit | 92 pts | 364 |
| 6 | Original Lamb with Salmon | Purizon | 92 pts | 397.1 |
| 7 | Original Dog | Orijen | 91 pts | 386 |
| 8 | Six Fish Dog | Orijen | 90 pts | 388 |
| 9 | Salmon, Beef & Spinach | MAC's | 90 pts | 110 |
| 10 | Lamb & Duck | Wiejska Zagroda | 88 pts | 404 |
Life stage
Dachshund comes in several size varieties
Ranking matched to variety: Standard Dachshund (7–14 kg). Smaller dogs need more energy-dense food, larger ones lighter food.
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How to recognize good food? Read the composition!
What to look for and what to avoid
Look for in the composition
- +"Chicken meat 60%" - specific meat with a percentage in 1st place
- +"Fresh salmon", "Dried beef" - named protein sources
- +Short, clear composition - the less "chemistry", the better
- +Protein 25-35% (dry), 8-12% (wet) - for adult dogs
Avoid in the composition
- −"Meat and animal derivatives" - what exactly is that?
- −"Cereals", "Vegetable products" in first place
- −Sugar, syrup, caramel - unnecessary and harmful
- −BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin - artificial preservatives
Pro tip: Ingredients are always listed from largest to smallest quantity. If "chicken" is in 1st place and "rice" in 2nd - that's good. But if you see "wheat", "wheat flour" and "wheat bran" separately - the manufacturer split up the cereals to make them look like a smaller share than the meat.
How to recognize good food? Read the composition!
Expand to see the guide
How to recognize good food? Read the composition!
Expand to see the guide
Look for in the composition
- +"Chicken meat 60%" - specific meat with a percentage in 1st place
- +"Fresh salmon", "Dried beef" - named protein sources
- +Short, clear composition - the less "chemistry", the better
- +Protein 25-35% (dry), 8-12% (wet) - for adult dogs
Avoid in the composition
- −"Meat and animal derivatives" - what exactly is that?
- −"Cereals", "Vegetable products" in first place
- −Sugar, syrup, caramel - unnecessary and harmful
- −BHA, BHT, ethoxyquin - artificial preservatives
Pro tip: Ingredients are always listed from largest to smallest quantity. If "chicken" is in 1st place and "rice" in 2nd - that's good. But if you see "wheat", "wheat flour" and "wheat bran" separately - the manufacturer split up the cereals to make them look like a smaller share than the meat.
≈ kcal calculated from the analysis — the manufacturer does not state calories