What score does Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree get in this review?

It scores 86 out of 100 on our published label rubric. The panel opens with Lamb heart, and the score table on this page shows every signal, its points and the label fact behind it. Crude protein is guaranteed at 37 percent.

Is Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree suitable for puppies?

Yes, on its label claim: the recipe is formulated for all life stages, which covers growth as well as adult maintenance. Portions still differ by age, and the feeding section below gives daily amounts by weight.

How many calories are in Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree?

The label gives 4,997 kcal per kilogram and 285 kcal per cup. Portion by calories rather than by the look of the bowl.

Has Zignature dog food been recalled?

Our November 2026 check of FDA recall records found no posted dog food recall events for Zignature. That is what we could verify, not proof of a perfect history.

Is Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree grain free?

No grain line appears anywhere in its published ingredient list, so it is a grain free recipe. Its carbohydrate comes from ingredients such as the legumes and roots in the panel above.

Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree review

Zignature · Freeze Dried Lamb Entree · Freeze-dried food · All life stages

86 / 100Our label score

★★★★½4.5 of 5 stars, from the score

37%Crude protein (min)

285kcal per cup

0FDA recall events for the brand

On the facts printed on its own label, Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree scores 86 out of 100 on our rubric: a strong label by the standards of this database. The panel opens with Lamb heart, and the first ingredient signal earns 20 of its 20 points. At 37% crude protein it ranks 8 of the 54 Zignature recipes we scored for protein. Crude fat reads 34%.

At 285 kcal a cup it is light per cup, which suits dogs that feel short changed on small portions, though big dogs will go through the bag faster. 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 Zignature.

The panel runs to 19 ingredient lines. 3 of them are animal source lines and 4 are plant lines. Salt appears at line 12 of 19: ingredients listed after salt are present in small amounts, a standard reading aid for long panels. The vitamin and mineral pack begins around line 11; the 9 lines from there on are mostly supplements, preservatives and functional extras rather than staple foods.

The label facts

Maker	Pets Global, Inc.
Format	Freeze-dried food
Life stage	All life stages
Full ingredient list, in label order	Lamb heart lamb lamb liver natural flavor dried pumpkin olive oil carrots fenugreek seed potassium chloride choline chloride vitamins (niacinamide, vitamin E supplement, vitamin A supplement, thiamine mononitrate, D-Calcium Pantothenate, pyridoxine hydrochloride, vitamin D3 supplement, riboflavin, vitamin B12 supplement, folic acid, biotin) salt DL-methionine minerals (zinc proteinate, iron proteinate, copper proteinate, manganese proteinate, sodium selenite, calcium iodate) mixed tocopherols (preservative) taurine marine microalgae oil L-carnitine rosemary extract
Guaranteed analysis	Crude protein (min) 37% · crude fat (min) 34% · crude fiber (max) 3% · moisture (max) 5%
Dry matter reading	With the water taken out, the same analysis reads 38.9% protein and 35.8% fat. Dry matter is how wet and dry foods can be compared fairly.
Calories	4,997 kcal/kg, 285 kcal/cup, as labeled
AAFCO adequacy	is formulated to meet the nutritional levels established by the AAFCO Dog Food Nutrient Profiles for all life stages, including growth of large size dogs (70 lbs or more as an adult).
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	Lamb heart, a named organ meat, opens the panel.
Animal protein depth, first 10 ingredients	10 / 15	3 of the first ten ingredients are named animal ingredients.
Protein level for the life stage	15 / 15	Crude protein reads 37% as labeled, read against the all life stages stage the label claims.
Fat level fit	3 / 10	Crude fat reads 34% as labeled.
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	8 / 10	Formulated to meet AAFCO profiles for all life stages, including growth of large size dogs.
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	86 / 100	Scaled from 86 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.

Lamb heart. Lamb heart is organ tissue from a named animal. Organs are dense in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and they are a normal part of what a dog is built to eat.
lamb. lamb 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.
lamb liver. lamb liver is organ tissue from a named animal. Organs are dense in vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and they are a normal part of what a dog is built to eat.
natural flavor. natural flavor is a flavoring: a spray or powder added so the food tastes stronger to the dog. It is not a protein source and our rubric does not count it as one.
dried pumpkin. dried pumpkin is a fiber rich vegetable makers add to steady digestion; it soaks up water in the gut.
olive oil. olive oil sits on the panel as a functional ingredient: a binder, supplement or processing aid rather than a nutrient base.
carrots. carrots 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.
fenugreek seed. fenugreek seed is a plant ingredient, bringing energy, fiber or plant protein to the panel.
potassium chloride. potassium chloride 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.
choline chloride. choline chloride sits on the panel as a functional ingredient: a binder, supplement or processing aid rather than a nutrient base.

Who it suits

Active, lean dogs that burn through protein and hold weight easily
Homes that want one bag to cover a puppy and an adult dog together
Owners who want a named whole meat, not a meal or a plant, at the top of the panel

Who should skip it

Owners who specifically want a food proven in feeding trials rather than by formulation

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 Zignature recipes we scored

Recipe	Score / 100	Protein	Format
Zssential Formula	98	32%	Dry food
Zssential Small Bites Formula	98	32%	Dry food
Puppy Formula	97	31%	Dry food
Select Cuts Puppy with Super Grains	94	26.5%	Dry food
Trout and Salmon Formula	93	31%	Dry food
Trout and Salmon Small Bites Formula	93	31%	Dry food
Turkey Formula	93	32%	Dry food
Turkey Small Bites Formula	93	32%	Dry food
Pork Formula	92	30%	Dry food
Freeze Dried Zssential Entree	91	38%	Freeze-dried food
Zssential Formula Wet Food	91	11%	Wet food
Essence LIR Landfowl Formula	90	41%	Dry food

Those are the twelve highest scoring of the 53 other Zignature recipes we scored. The full comparison, flagship review included, is on the Zignature brand review.

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 285 kcal a cup
3 kg	about 255 kcal	about 0.9 cups
10 kg	about 630 kcal	about 2.2 cups
20 kg	about 1,059 kcal	about 3.7 cups
30 kg	about 1,436 kcal	about 5.0 cups

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

Zignature Freeze Dried Lamb Entree: our recipe review