Rating: 
Sojos Complete Dog Food receives the Advisor’s mid tier rating of 3.5 stars.
The Sojos Complete product line includes two freeze dried dog foods, each claimed to meet AAFCO nutrient profiles for all life stages.
The following is a list of recipes available at the time of this review.
- Sojos Complete Beef Recipe
- Sojos Complete Turkey Recipe
Sojos Complete Turkey Recipe was selected to represent both products in the line for this review.
Sojos Complete Turkey Recipe
Dry Dog Food
Estimated Dry Matter Nutrient Content
Ingredients: Sweet potato, turkey, whole egg, broccoli, celery, apples, flax meal, pecans, tricalcium phosphate, pumpkin, cranberries, basil, dried alfalfa, ginger root, dried kelp, zinc sulfate, vitamin E acetate, vitamin D3, vitamin A palmitate
Fiber (estimated dry matter content) = 8.1%
Red items when present indicate controversial ingredients
| Estimated Nutrient Content | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Method | Protein | Fat | Carbs |
| Guaranteed Analysis | 23% | 8% | NA |
| Dry Matter Basis | 26% | 9% | 58% |
| Calorie Weighted Basis | 24% | 21% | 55% |
The first ingredient in this dog food includes sweet potato. Sweet potatoes are a gluten-free source of complex carbohydrates in a dog food. They are naturally rich in dietary fiber and beta carotene.
The second ingredient is turkey. Turkey is considered “the clean combination of flesh and skin… derived from the parts or whole carcasses of turkey”.1
Turkey is naturally rich in the ten essential amino acids required by a dog to sustain life.
The third ingredient is whole eggs. Eggs are easy to digest and have an exceptionally high biological value.
The fourth item is broccoli. Broccoli is a healthy green vegetable and a member of the kale family. It’s notably rich in vitamin C and fiber and numerous other nutrients.
Like other cruciferous vegetables, broccoli is believed to provide anti-cancer benefits.
The fifth ingredient is celery. Although raw celery can be very high in water, it can still contribute a notable amount of dietary fiber as well as other healthy nutrients.
The sixth ingredient is apple, a nutrient-rich fruit that’s also high in fiber.
The seventh item is flaxseed meal, one of the best plant-based sources of healthy omega-3 fatty acids. Flax meal is particularly rich in soluble fiber.
From here, the list goes on to include a number of other items.
But to be realistic, ingredients located this far down the list (other than nutritional supplements) are not likely to affect the overall rating of this product.
With one notable exceptions…
The vitamins and minerals added to this product are not detailed sufficiently here to permit us to judge their quality but we’re reassured to find a detailed list of naturally present nutrients on the company’s website.
Sojos Complete Dog Food
The Bottom Line
Judging by its ingredients alone, Sojos Complete Dog Food looks like an above average dry product.
But ingredient quality by itself cannot tell the whole story. We still need to estimate the product’s meat content before determining a final rating.
The dashboard displays a dry matter protein reading of 26%, a fat level of 9% and estimated carbohydrates of about 58%.
As a group, the brand features an average protein content of 25% and a mean fat level of 9%. Together, these figures suggest a carbohydrate content of 58% for the overall product line.
And a fat-to-protein ratio of about 36%.
Below-average protein. Below-average fat. And above-average carbs when compared to a typical dry dog food.
Free of any plant-based protein boosters, this looks like the profile of a dry product containing a moderate amount of meat.
Bottom line?
Sojos Complete is a grain free sweet potato based dry product using a moderate amount of turkey or beef as its main sources of animal protein, thus earning the brand 3.5 stars.
Recommended.
Sojos Complete is a freeze dried product that requires the addition of water before serving.
Please note some products may have been given higher or lower ratings based upon our estimate of their total meat content.
Special Alert
Rice ingredients can sometimes contain arsenic. Until the US FDA establishes safe upper levels for arsenic content, pet owners may wish to limit the total amount of rice fed in a dog's daily diet.
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Notes and Updates
02/27/2011 Original review
11/17/2012 Last Update
- Adapted by the Dog Food Advisor and based upon the official definition for chicken published by the Association of American Feed Control Officials, Official Publication, 2008 Edition ↩
