What score does Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades get in this review?

On our published label rubric it scores 82 out of 100. The ingredient panel opens with Beef, and the score table on this page shows each signal, the points it earned and the label fact behind the points. The guaranteed crude protein figure is 9 percent.

Is Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades suitable for puppies?

No. The adequacy statement on its label covers adult maintenance only, so it is not a food to raise a puppy on. A puppy needs a statement that covers growth or all life stages.

How many calories are in Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades?

Its label prints 1,125 kcal per kilogram and 287 kcal per 255g pouch. Portion by calories, not by how full the bowl looks.

Has Jinx dog food been recalled?

Our November 2026 check of FDA recall records found no posted dog food recall events for Jinx. That records what we could verify, not a promise about the future.

Is Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades grain free?

Its published ingredient list contains no grain line, so this is a grain free recipe. The carbohydrate in it comes from the legumes, roots and other plants named in the panel above.

Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades review

Jinx · Beef and Chicken Homemades · Wet food · Adult maintenance

82 / 100Our label score

★★★★☆4 of 5 stars, from the score

9%Crude protein (min)

287kcal per 255g pouch

0FDA recall events for the brand

On the facts printed on its own label, Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades scores 82 out of 100 on our rubric: a strong label by the standards of this database. The panel opens with Beef, and the first ingredient signal earns 20 of its 20 points. At 9% crude protein it ranks 5 of the 13 Jinx recipes we scored for protein. Crude fat reads 6%.

Its adequacy claim rests on formulation: balanced on paper against the AAFCO nutrient profiles rather than fed to dogs in a trial. Our November 2026 check of FDA records found no posted dog food recall events for Jinx.

The panel runs to 21 ingredient lines. 2 of them are animal source lines and 5 are plant lines. Salt appears at line 6 of 21: ingredients listed after salt are present in small amounts, a standard reading aid for long panels. The vitamin and mineral pack begins around line 10; the 12 lines from there on are mostly supplements, preservatives and functional extras rather than staple foods.

The label facts

Maker	Think Jinx, Inc.
Format	Wet food
Life stage	Adult maintenance
Full ingredient list, in label order	Beef Chicken Carrot Potato Beef Bone Broth Salt Spinach Sunflower Oil Tricalcium Phosphate Iron Proteinate Copper Proteinate Zinc Proteinate Manganese Proteinate Vitamins [Ascorbic Acid (Source of Vitamin C), Thiamine Mononitrate, Vitamin E Supplement, Niacin Supplement, Vitamin A Supplement, Pantothenic Acid, Vitamin D3 Supplement, Riboflavin Supplement, Choline Chloride, Pyridoxine Hydrochloride, Folic Acid, Biotin, Vitamin B12 Supplement] Potassium Chloride Magnesium Sulfate Sage Thyme Rosemary Selenium Yeast Potassium Iodide
Guaranteed analysis	Crude protein (min) 9% · crude fat (min) 6% · crude fiber (max) 2% · moisture (max) 78%
Dry matter reading	With the water taken out, the same analysis reads 40.9% protein and 27.3% fat. Dry matter is how wet and dry foods can be compared fairly.
Calories	1,125 kcal/kg, 287 kcal per 255g pouch, as labeled
AAFCO adequacy	Jinx Homemades Beef & Chicken Recipe is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for Maintenance.
Price	Not listed. We publish a price only when we have verified it from a dated listing, and we had not for this recipe when the label was read.

How the score breaks down

Signal	Points	What the label shows
First ingredient	20 / 20	Beef, a named whole animal protein, opens the panel.
Animal protein depth, first 10 ingredients	7 / 15	2 of the first ten ingredients are named animal ingredients.
Protein level for the life stage	15 / 15	Crude protein reads 40.9% on a dry matter basis (water removed), read against the adult maintenance stage the label claims.
Fat level fit	3 / 10	Crude fat reads 27.3% on a dry matter basis (water removed).
Whole foods versus filler-flagged ingredients	10 / 10	None of the rubric's flagged ingredients appears in the first ten.
Artificial colors and preservatives	10 / 10	No artificial colors, color-retention chemicals or artificial preservatives appear in the panel.
AAFCO adequacy basis	7 / 10	Formulated to meet AAFCO profiles for the stated stage (adult maintenance).
FDA recall history	10 / 10	No FDA posted dog food recall events for this brand were found in our November 2026 check.
Price tier	Not scored	Not scored in this round. We publish a price only when we have verified it from a dated listing.
Total	82 / 100	Scaled from 82 of 100 available points. Stars are the score divided by 20, rounded to the nearest half. The method is published in full on the dog food hub.

Ingredient notes: the first ten, one by one

Definitions below are written from AAFCO's ingredient definitions in our own words. They describe what an ingredient is, never what a brand claims about it. Names that appear in our ingredient dictionary link to it; the dictionary counts how many scored recipes carry each ingredient.

Beef. Beef is the named meat in fresh form. Panel order is set by weight before cooking, and fresh meat is mostly water, so its share of the finished food is smaller than its place at the top suggests.
Chicken. Chicken is the named meat in fresh form. Panel order is set by weight before cooking, and fresh meat is mostly water, so its share of the finished food is smaller than its place at the top suggests.
Carrot. Carrot is a fruit or vegetable inclusion. At panel positions like this the amounts are small; treat them as garnish with benefits, not a nutrient pillar.
Potato. Potato is a starch binder. In grain free recipes it is usually what holds the kibble together in place of grain.
Beef Bone Broth. Beef Bone Broth is a cooking liquid from the named animal. It brings flavor and moisture, and in a wet food it is most of the weight in the can.
Salt. Salt covers sodium, a required mineral that also lifts palatability.
Spinach. Spinach is a fruit or vegetable inclusion. At panel positions like this the amounts are small; treat them as garnish with benefits, not a nutrient pillar.
Sunflower Oil. Sunflower Oil is a plant ingredient, bringing energy, fiber or plant protein to the panel.
Tricalcium Phosphate. Tricalcium Phosphate belongs to the vitamin and mineral pack that brings the recipe up to a complete profile. Minerals named as proteinates are bound to protein, a form the gut absorbs more readily.
Iron Proteinate. Iron Proteinate belongs to the vitamin and mineral pack that brings the recipe up to a complete profile. Minerals named as proteinates are bound to protein, a form the gut absorbs more readily.

Who it suits

Owners who want a named whole meat, not a meal or a plant, at the top of the panel
Picky eaters and older dogs: wet food smells stronger and is easier to chew
Owners who put a clean FDA recall record near the top of their list

Who should skip it

Owners who specifically want a food proven in feeding trials rather than by formulation
Large dog homes on a budget: wet food takes several cans a day at big-dog calories

The brand's recall record

No FDA posted dog food recall events for this brand were found in our November 2026 check of FDA recall records. That is a statement about what we could verify, not proof of a perfect history.

See the full dog food recall tracker for recent events across all brands.

Other Jinx recipes we scored

Recipe	Score / 100	Protein	Format
Puppy Organic Chicken and Sweet Potato Kibble	95	30%	Dry food
Cage-Free Chicken Kibble	92	27%	Dry food
Atlantic Salmon and Sweet Potato Kibble	90	27%	Dry food
Grain-Free Atlantic Salmon Kibble	90	27%	Dry food
Beef Bone Broth Stew	88	8%	Wet food
Grain-Free Salmon Pate	86	8%	Wet food
Chicken Bone Broth Stew	86	8%	Wet food
Grain-Free Chicken Pate	83	8%	Wet food
Grain-Free Beef Pate	83	8%	Wet food
Chicken and Tuna Homemades	82	9%	Wet food
Salmon Bone Broth Stew	79	8%	Wet food
Chicken Homemades	79	9%	Wet food

Feeding it

Switch foods gradually over about a week, mixing more of the new food into the old each day. Portion by calories, not by the look of the bowl: our feeding calculator works out a daily amount from your dog's weight, and this recipe's calorie line above is the number it needs.

What that means at the bowl, for a typical neutered adult (resting energy 70 times body weight to the power 0.75, times 1.6; treats come out of the same budget):

Dog's weight	Daily energy	Of this recipe, at 287 kcal a 255g pouch
3 kg	about 255 kcal	about 0.9 pouches
10 kg	about 630 kcal	about 2.2 pouches
20 kg	about 1,059 kcal	about 3.7 pouches
30 kg	about 1,436 kcal	about 5.0 pouches

Puppies, pregnant dogs and very active dogs need more; older and weight watching dogs need less. The calculator linked above adjusts for those cases.

Jinx Beef and Chicken Homemades: our recipe review