Label states '100% Complete & Balanced Nutrition for Adult Dogs.' Claims to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for adult maintenance. Formulated — no evidence of feeding trials. On a dry matter basis, with 82% moisture, crude protein is approximately 44% DM and crude fat approximately 16.7% DM, which meets AAFCO adult minimums. However, the protein sources are heavily padded with wheat gluten, wheat flour, soy flour, and chicken meal — meaning actual meat protein contribution is questionable.
☠ This product contains 'Meat By-Products' — unspecified species. Under AAFCO and FDA rules, this can legally include rendered remains of any animal, including 4D animals (dead, dying, diseased, disabled before slaughter). Ol' Roy was specifically named in the FDA's 2018 investigation that confirmed pentobarbital (the euthanasia drug) in pet food. Pentobarbital can only enter the food supply through rendered euthanized animals. Additionally, the 'Liver' ingredient is unspecified — no species named — raising the same transparency concern.
Ol' Roy Bacon Cheeseburger Flavor is a textbook example of the cheapest possible dog food. Unspecified meat by-products from a brand with confirmed pentobarbital contamination history, four refined filler starches, unspecified artificial coloring, protein inflated by wheat gluten and soy flour, and — most alarmingly — onion powder, which is toxic to dogs. This is a product designed to hit the lowest possible price point with zero regard for canine health.
This is an F-grade dog food. Ol' Roy is Walmart's bottom-shelf private label brand — no veterinary nutritionist, no feeding trials, no published research. This specific product contains unspecified meat by-products from a brand the FDA flagged for pentobarbital contamination. It contains ONION POWDER, which is toxic to dogs and causes cumulative red blood cell damage. The protein is propped up by wheat gluten, wheat flour, and soy flour — three of the cheapest plant protein sources in the industry. There are four refined filler starches. There is unspecified artificial coloring. The 'Bacon Cheeseburger Flavor' name is marketing theater — beef is the 8th ingredient, bacon is 7th, and the 'cheese' is a dried cheese product listed 15th. The real star ingredients are water, by-products, and wheat. This product has no business being fed to any dog. There are significantly better wet foods available at every price point.